From the age of Aristotle to the age of AIDS, writers, thinkers, performers and activists have wresteled with what "performance" is all about. At the same moment, "performativity"--a new concept in language theory--has become a ubiquitous term in literary studies. This volume grapples with the nature of these two key terms whose traces can be found everywhere: in the theatre, in the streets, in philosophy, in questions of race and gender, and in the sentences we speak.
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The performance of one's gender and sexuality is now widely seen to be key to debates around identity politics. This collection brings together some of the best-known scholars in the field, from Judith Butler to Cindy Patton.
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INTRODUCTION, ANDREW PARKER, EVE KOSOFSKY SEDGWICK; Chapter 1 THE UNHAPPY PERFORMATIVE, TIMOTHY GOULD; Chapter 2 CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE, JOSEPH ROACH; Chapter 3 WRITING THE ABSENT POTENTIAL, SANDRA L. RICHARDS; Chapter 4 TRAUMATIC AWAKENINGS, CATHY CARUTH; Chapter 5 KATHARSIS, ANDREW FORD; Chapter 6 THE PLAY OF CONSCIENCE, STEPHEN ORGEL; Chapter 7 THE SHUDDER CATHARSIS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY PERFORMANCE, ELIN DIAMOND; Chapter 8 PERFORMATIVITY AND SPATIAL DISTINCTION, CINDY PATTON; Chapter 9 BURNING ACTS, JUDITH BUTLER;
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415910552
Publisert
1995-10-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
248

Biographical note

Andrew Parker, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick