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Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvMilija Gluhovic,Kim Solga

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Why has memory become such an important political tool in response to the challenges of modernity? How can performance be used to probe and recuperate aspects of the past, and what are the ethical and political questions that arise when it does so? And how should the discipline of theatre studies define and deploy the term 'memory' theoretically and in practice? Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory provides a comprehensive introduction to the intersections between contemporary theatre and performance, the field of memory studies and the politics of memory across the globe. Beginning by offering a fresh critical snapshot of the major theoretical foundations for the study of memory today, the author presents vivid theatrical examples drawn from a wide variety of cultural contexts and compellingly illustrates the centrality of memory for the theatre as well as the vital role of theatre in transmitting individual and collective memories. Featuring in-depth case studies of a range of performance works - including Lola Arias’s Minefield, Yael Ronen’s Common Ground and Robert Lepage’s The Seven Streams of the River Ota - it explores how theatre artists have grappled with issues of memory and the tensions between memory and history. A final section examines the problematics of memory in a global context by exploring the subject of migration/immigration.Memory is supported by further online resources including section overviews and discussion questions.Online resources to accompany this book are available at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-memory-9781474246651/

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-11-12
Mått129 x 198 x 19 mm
Vikt308 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTheory for Theatre Studies
Antal sidor184
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781474246651

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Milija Gluhovic is Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick, UK. His books include Performing European Memories: Trauma, Ethics, Politics (2013), International Performance Research Pedagogies: Towards an Unconditional Discipline? (2018), Performing the Secular: Religion, Representation and Politics (2017), and Performing the ‘New’ Europe: Identities, Feelings, and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest (2013).

Acknowledgements Series PrefaceINTRODUCTIONSECTION ONE: Mapping Memory: Theorizing RecollectionThe Classical and Medieval Practice of Mnemotechnics: How Memory Works on StageMemory and Theatre in a Global AgeSECTION TWO: Searching for Common Ground: Performance, Testimony, and Small Acts of RepairCase study 1: Lola Arias’s MinefieldCase study 2: Yael Ronen’s Common GroundCase study 3: Robert Lepage's The Seven Streams of the River OtaSECTION THREE: Memory and MigrationCase study 1: Andrea Levy’s Small IslandCase study 2: André Amálio’s Portugal is not a small countryTheatre and Memory in the Age of the AnthropoceneBIBLIOGRAPHYNotesIndex

It is a true pleasure to read Milija Gluhovic’s lucidly written book Memory, which fills a significant gap in theatre history studies … Gluhovic has written a tremendously important book which encapsulates the function of memory in theatre and performance as well as theatre and performance historiography ... This book is a wake-up call for everyone who cares about using memory in theatre and performance to recognise the past in the global present and to attempt to learn from history in the way in which we describe memory.