{"product_id":"theatre-blogging-9781350068810","title":"Theatre Blogging","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this epic history-cum-anthology, Megan Vaughan tells the story of the theatre blogosphere from the dawn of the carefully crafted longform post to today's digital newsletters and social media threads. Contextualising the key debates of fifteen years of theatre history, and featuring the writings of over 40 theatre bloggers, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Blogging\u003c\/i\u003e brings past and present practitioners into conversation with one another.Starting with \u003ci\u003eEncore Theatre Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and Chris Goode in London, George Hunka and Laura Axelrod in New York, Jill Dolan at Princeton University, and Alison Croggon in Melbourne, the work of these influential early adopters is considered alongside those who followed them.Vaughan explores issues that have affected both arts journalism and the theatre industry, profiling the activist bloggers arguing for broader representation and better working conditions, highlighting the innovative dramaturgical practices that have been developed and piloted by bloggers, and off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... This is an important and persuasive book which has certainly made me stop and think about my own brand, writing style and goals for future pieces. I heartily recommend it to critics and theatre bloggers at any stage in their careers, with the excerpts being reproduced being worth the purchase of the book alone. * Lou Reviews Blog *\u003cbr\u003e[A] timely survey of online criticism … a stimulating snapshot before the bits and bytes melt into techno-oblivion. * Critical Stages *\u003cbr\u003eI can’t imagine there will ever be a more reliable history of the period ... [Megan Vaughan's] prose is delightfully light-footed. * George Hunka Blog *\u003cbr\u003eThe theatre blogosphere is a big and sometimes scary place. From its beginnings in 2003 in the diary entries of theatremakers and journalists, to the proliferation of online magazines and communities, to the formal experiments conducted by a new generation of web-literate, critically reflective thinkers, the community is a prolific and assertive and complexly multi-referential beast that can be difficult to navigate. Happily, Megan Vaughan – erstwhile Blogger of Renown, and a doctoral researcher into the subject – is the perfect guide. * Come To The Pedlar blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements       \u003cb\u003ePart 1: \u003ci\u003ehistory and practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   1.    Introduction   2.    Theatre blogging since 2003 – a history   3.    Theatre blogging in practice – a WhatsApp dialogue   4.    Theatre blogging under threat   \u003cb\u003ePart 2: \u003ci\u003eselected posts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   5.    A note on the texts   6.    Theatremaking and authorship   7.    Anger and dissent   8.    Reviews and reviewing  9.    Representation and visibility   10.On \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Rachel Corrie\u003c\/i\u003e   11.On \u003ci\u003eThree Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e  Biographies   References   Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407503892823,"sku":"9781350068810","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350068810.jpg?v=1730499601","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theatre-blogging-9781350068810","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}