Theatres of contagion : transmitting early modern to contemporary performance / [edited by] Fintan Walsh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walsh, Fintan, 1979- editor.

Series:

Methuen drama engage.

Methuen drama engage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater and society.

Theater--Political aspects.

Theater.

Political Theatre.

Theatre History and Criticism.

Literature and Science.

Drama & Performance Studies.

Theatre Studies (Lit Studies).

Local Subjects:

Political Theatre.

Theatre History and Criticism.

Literature and Science.

Drama & Performance Studies.

Theatre Studies (Lit Studies).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

System Details:

text file

HTML

PDF

Summary:

"To what extent is theatre a contagious practice, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? Theatres of Contagion responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences and authorities. Drawing on perspectives from medicine, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, law and affect theory, essays investigate some of the ways in which theatre can be viewed as a powerful agent of containment and transmission."

Contents:

Part One. Infectious bodies and behaviours

Part Two. Sites of contamination and containment

Part Three. Conducting emotions, moods and minds.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350086012

1350086010

9781350086005

1350086002

9781350085992

1350085995

OCLC:

1226470466