Nevitt Theatre and Violence

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-30228-1
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Theatre And

If violence is a terrible thing, why do we watch it? Nevitt explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactments, she argues that studying violence through theatre can be part of a desire to create a more peaceful world.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nevitt, Lucy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors' Preface.- Foreword by Catherine Cusack .- Introduction: Two Examples of Spectating Violence .- 1. Thinking about Theatre and Violence .- 2. Spectatorship .- 3. Cause and Effect .- 4. The Act of Showing: Performativity and Ideology .- 5. History and Canonical Violence .- 6. Actuality and Simulation .- 7. Beyond Performance .- Conclusion.- Further Reading.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Lucy Nevitt was formerly Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of the West of England. She trained as an actor combatant with BASSC and has published research in staged combat, sport and spectacle. She is currently working on a project investigating the connections between theatre and science.