Performing Identity And Gender In Literature Theatre And The Visual Arts

Author : Panayiota Chrysochou
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443878588
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performing Identity and Gender in Literature, Theatre and the Visual Arts written by Panayiota Chrysochou and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a compelling mélange of chapters focusing on the myriad ways in which performance and gender are inextricably bound to identity. It shows how gender, performance and identity play themselves out in various ways, contexts and genres, in order to illumine the very instability and fluidity of identity as a static category. As such, it is a must-read for anyone interested in gender studies, identity politics and literature in general.

Author : C. Wald
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230288618
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia written by C. Wald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth readings of representative plays.

Author : Lesa Lockford
Publisher : AltaMira Press
ISBN 13 : 075911532X
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performing Femininity written by Lesa Lockford and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2004-09-20 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal, revealing, and sometimes humorous exploration of female experience, Performing Femininity challenges traditional and feminist perspectives on gender roles. Using ethnographic method, Lesa Lockford transforms herself into an image-obsessed weight watcher, an exotic dancer, and a theatrical performer. In several evocative narratives, Lockford uses this experimental methodology to rupture the conventional dichotomy of patriarchal versus feminist points of view, goading and challenging her audience as she breaches the borders of these typically opposed ideologies. She explores how both paradigms constrain women, but also how they are simultaneously enacted and subverted in the 'performances' women play in their daily lives. Performing Femininity will be a provocative read for the student of feminist thought and for those researchers looking at innovative ways to produce and present their research.

Author : Laurence Senelick
Publisher : Tufts University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender in Performance written by Laurence Senelick and published by Tufts University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Doris Croissant
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004170197
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performing "Nation" written by Doris Croissant and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely covering literary, visual and performative expressions of culture, this volume aims to correlate the conjunctions of nation building, gender and representation in late 19th and early 20th century China and Japan. Focusing on gender formation, the chapters explore the changing constructs of masculinities and femininities in China and Japan from the early modern up to the 1930s. Chapters focus on the dynamism that links the remodeling of traditional arts and media to the political and cultural power relations between China, Japan, and the Western world. A true tribute to multidisciplinary studies.

Author : Lizbeth Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134707606
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance written by Lizbeth Goodman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance presents the most influential and widely-known, critical work on gender and performing arts, together with exciting and provocative new writings. It provides systematically arranged articles to guide the reader from topic to topic, and specially linked articles by scholars and teachers to explain key issues and put the extracts in context. This comprehensive volume: * reviews women's contributions to theatre history * includes contributions from many of the top academics in this discipline * examines how theatre has represented women over the centuries * introduces readers to major theoretical approaches and more complex questions about gender, the body and cross-dressing * offers an international perspective, including material from post-apartheid South Africa and post-communist Russia.

Author : John T. Warren
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820474199
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Casting Gender written by John T. Warren and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casting Gender puts forward a vision of theatre, storytelling, and the performance of the everyday function within the lived spaces of its performers and audiences, asking how women artists/scholars embody meaning, carry social value, and constitute possible identities. Drawing on scholarship in intercultural communication, performance studies, women's studies, and cultural studies, this collection of new, critically informed research advances our understanding of how theater works as intercultural communication and as a vehicle for change. Casting Gender offers varied locations and sites of research, highlighting the rich diversity of women's cultural identities, roles, and societal positions. This book moves beyond the western-centered nature of intercultural performance and intercultural communication theory and practice by creating a forum for nonwestern voices.

Author : Cathy McGlynn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331963609X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ageing Women in Literature and Visual Culture written by Cathy McGlynn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely collection engages with representations of women and ageing in literature and visual culture. Acknowledging that cultural conceptions of ageing are constructed and challenged across a variety of media and genres, the editors bring together experts in literature and visual culture to foster a dialogue across disciplines. Exploring the process of ageing in its cultural reflections, refractions and reimaginings, the contributors to Ageing Women in Literature and Visual Culture analyse how artists, writers, directors and performers challenge, and in some cases reaffirm, cultural constructions of ageing women, as well as give voice to ageing women’s subjectivities. The book concludes with an afterword by Germaine Greer which suggests possible avenues for future research.

Author : Prof. (Dr.) M. K. Patil
Publisher : Laxmi Book Publication
ISBN 13 : 1304461149
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Bridging Boundaries: Multidisciplinary Research in Science, Commerce and Humanities” written by Prof. (Dr.) M. K. Patil and published by Laxmi Book Publication. This book was released on 2024-04-21 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 depicts a dystopian society where technology, particularly in the form of mass media and censorship, plays a central role in controlling and manipulating the populace. However, the novel also explores the paradoxical relationship between technology and human connection, highlighting both its potential for liberation and its capacity for oppression. This research paper aims to analyze the multifaceted portrayal of technology in Fahrenheit 451, examining its role in fostering isolation and conformity while also exploring its subversive potential as a tool for resistance and introspection. Through a close reading of the novel's themes, characters, and narrative structure, this paper elucidates Bradbury's nuanced commentary on the complex interplay between technology, knowledge, and freedom.

Author : Rozanna Lilley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824821647
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staging Hong Kong written by Rozanna Lilley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully written and well-informed book presents a comprehensive study of Zuni Icosahedron, a Hong Kong avant-garde theatre and dance company, and calls into question the relationship between culture and politics during the last years of British colonial rule. Through both fieldwork and textual analysis, the author explores the double-bind tensions between Chinese and Western aesthetic forms, while examining identity and gender within representation as part of the dramatization of an increasingly uncertain present. Incorporating insights from cultural studies, feminism, anthropology, and queer theory, this imaginative unpacks current debates over Hong Kong identity through the kaleidoscope of avant-garde theatre performances.