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  • An Introduction to Feminism and Theatreby Elaine Aston

    Taylor and Francis 1994; US$ 41.95

    At last an accessible and intelligent introduction to the energising and challenging relationship between feminism and theatre. In this clear and enlightening book, Aston discusses wide-ranging theoretical topics and provides case studies including: * Feminism and theatre history * `M/Othering the self': French feminist theory and theatre * Black... more...

  • Feminist Theatre Practice: A Handbookby Elaine Aston

    Taylor and Francis 1999; US$ 37.95

    Feminist Theatre Practice: A Handbook is a helpful, practical guide to theatre-making which explores the different ways of representing gender. Best-selling author, Elaine Aston, takes the reader through the various stages of making feminist theatre- from warming up, through workshopped exploration, to performance - this volume is organised into... more...

  • Staging International Feminismsby Professor Elaine Aston; Sue-Ellen Case

    Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 100.00

    This is a landmark anthology of international feminist theatre research. A three-part structure orientates readers through Cartographies of feminist critical navigations of the global arena; the staging of feminist Interventions in a range of international contexts; and Manifestos for today's feminist practitioners, activists and academics. more...

  • A Good Night Out for the Girlsby Elaine Aston; Geraldine Harris

    Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00

    Moving across the boundaries of mainstream and experimental circuits, from the affective pleasures of commercially successful shows such as Calendar Girls and Mamma Mia! to the feminist possibilities of new burlesque and stand-up, this book offers a lucid and accessible account of popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance. more...

  • Livenessby Philip Auslander

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 35.95

    In Liveness Philip Auslander addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today: What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media? By looking at specific instances of live performance such as theatre, rock music, sport and courtroom testimony, Liveness offers penetrating insights... more...

  • Livenessby Philip Auslander

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 41.95

    Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media? Since its first appearance, Philip Auslander's ground-breaking book has helped to reconfigure a new area of study. Looking at... more...

  • Feminist Visions and Queer Futures in Postcolonial Dramaby Kanika Batra

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 138.00

    In this timely study, Batra examines contemporary drama from India, Jamaica, and Nigeria in conjunction with feminist and incipient queer movements in these countries. Postcolonial drama, Batra contends, furthers the struggle for gender justice in both these movements by contesting the idea of the heterosexual, middle class, wage-earning male as the... more...

  • Arts Marketing Insightsby Joanne Scheff Bernstein; Philip Kotler

    Wiley 2006; US$ 27.95

    Audience behavior began to shift dramatically in the mid 1990s. Since then, people have become more spontaneous in purchasing tickets and increasingly prefer selecting specific programs to attend rather than buying a subscription series. Arts attenders also expect more responsive customer service than ever before. Because of these and other factors,... more...

  • The Making of American Audiencesby Richard Butsch

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 37.00

    This is a comprehensive survey of American entertainment audiences from the colonial period to the modern day. more...

  • Performance Analysisby Colin Counsell; Laurie Wolf

    Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 46.95

    This revolutionary introductory performance studies coursebook brings together classic texts in critical theory and shows how these texts can be used in the analysis of performance. The editors put their texts to work in examining such key topics as: * decoding the sign * the politics of performance * the politics of gender and sexual identity... more...