Methuen Drama Handbook of Theatre History and Historiography

Claire Cochrane is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Worcester, UK. Jo Robinson is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Newcastle University, UK.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsHow to use this bookClaire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)1. IntroductionClaire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)2. Research Methods and MethodologiesClaire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3. Current Research: Case Studies from the Field3.1 Seeing Differently Through Time and SpaceIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.1.1 A-foot in Time: Temporality in the Space of a Moment in Theatre HistoryRosemarie Bank (Kent State University, USA)3.1.2 Nuwhju and the Archive: Recuperating the History of Aboriginal Australian Performance PracticeMaryrose Casey (Monash University, Australia)3.2 Challenging Dominant HistoriesIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.2.1 Theatre History vs Theatre Canon: the Chilean CaseMilena Grass Kleiner (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, USA), Mariana Hausdorf Andrade (Independent Scholar), Nancy Nicholls (Universidad Católica de Chile, USA)3.2.2 When Napoleon went to the Theatre: A Closer Examination of Stories and the History of the Milanese Patriotic SceneLaura Peja (Università Cattolica, Italy)3.3 Politics, Precursors and ErasureIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.3.1 How to Make Political Theatre? Polish Socialist Realism as a Historiographical ProblemDorota Sosnowska (Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw, Poland)3.3.2 The First Actress Party:Adunni Oluwole and the First Guerrilla Theatre in NigeriaNgozi Udengwu (University of Nigeria, Nigeria)3.4 Mapping Landscapes of TheatreIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.4.1 Mapping London’s Amateur Theatre HistoriesDavid Coates (University of Warwick, UK)3.4.2 Between Back Province and Metropolis. Actor Autobiographies as Sources to Trace Cultural MobilityKatharina Wessely (University of Vienna, Austria)3.5 Place and the Performance EventIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.5.1. History vs Historiography. A Renaissance Case Study RevisitedClelia Falletti (University of Rome, Italy), trans. by Victor Emmanuel Jacono3.5.2 Of Shrine and Stage: A Study of Huizhou Temple Theatre in Late Imperial ChinaXiaohuan Zhao (Shanxi Normal University & Donghua University, Shanghai, China)3.6 Material Evidence and the ArchiveIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.6.1 Historiography of Yellowface: Stage Makeup, Materiality and TechnologyEsther Kim Lee (Duke University, USA)3.6.2 Archived Voices: Attempting to Listen to the Theatrical PastRuthie Abeliovich (University of Haifa, Israel)3.7 The Imperatives of Local Difference Introduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.7.1 What’s in a Name? The Performance of Language in the Invention of Colonial and Postcolonial South Asian Theatre HistoryRashna Darius Nicholson (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)3.7.2 Korean Masked Dance Drama and a Historiography of EmotionsHyunshik Ju (Kyonggi University, South Korea)3.8 Rhizomes and Palimpsests: Theatre Histories Across CulturesIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)3.8.1 Erased Trails: Investigating Icelandic-Canadian Theatre HistoryMagnus Thor Thorbergsson (University of Iceland, Iceland)3.8.2 Decolonizing Theatre History in the Arab World (The Case of the Maghreb)Khalid Amine (Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tétouan, Morocco)4. Changing Perspectives and Current ChallengesIntroduction: Claire Cochrane (University of Worcester, UK) and Jo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)4.1 A Manifesto for Performance ResearchElisabeth Dutton (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)4.2 Digital Histories, Digital Landscapes: New Possibilities of Arranging the RecordJo Robinson (University of Nottingham, UK)4.3 Historians in Dialogue: a Roundtable Discussion5.1. Works Cited5.2 Annotated Bibliography5.3 Selected ResourcesIndex

The collection’s impressive range of case studies, thought-provoking organization and attentiveness to innovative methodologies offer readers a wealth of possibilities and ideas. This is a book that should change forever how we think about – and practice – theatre history and historiography.