Performing the Nation in Global Korea

Transnational Theatre
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-45357-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 171 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3207 g

This book illustrates how local awareness of Western cultural hegemonic entities such as Broadway and Shakespeare have been implemented within South Korean theatre in the global era. With a focus on performances that targeted global audiences, Lee explores the ways in which Korea's nationalistic desires for global visibility are projected on stage.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, H.

Lee, Hyunjung

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Contradictory Tides between the National and the Global 2. Navigating the National and the Global: The Last Empress, the Musical 3. Mediating the National-Regional-Global Triad: Nanta and Nonverbal Performance 4. An Alternative Image of Nationhood within the Global: Musical Seoul Line 1 5. Conceptualizing Korean Shakespeare in the Era of Globalization 6. Conclusion: Choreographing Nationalism in the Global Context Notes Bibliography Index