{"product_id":"metatheatrical-dramaturgies-of-violence-staging-the-role-of-theatre-paperback","title":"Metatheatrical Dramaturgies of Violence: Staging the Role of Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines a series of contemporary plays where writers put theatre itself on stage. The texts examined variously dramatize how theatre falls short in response to the demands of violence, expose its implication in structures of violence--including racism and gender-based violence--and illustrate how it might effectively resist violence through reconfiguring representation. Case studies, which include Jackie Sibblies Drury's \u003ci\u003eWe Are Proud to Present \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFairview, \u003c\/i\u003eElla Hickson's \u003ci\u003eThe Writer \u003c\/i\u003eand Tim Crouch's \u003ci\u003eThe Author, \u003c\/i\u003e provide a range of practice-based perspectives on the question of whether theatre is capable of accounting for and expressing the complexities of structural and interpersonal violence as both lived in the body and borne out in society. The book will appeal to scholars and artists working in the areas of violence, theatre and ethics, witnessing, memory and trauma, spectatorship and contemporary dramaturgy, as well as to those interested in both the doubts and dreams we have about the role of theatre in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a rich, deeply considered, and useful investigation that not only examines theatrical representations of violence but theatre's own implication in the objectifying nature of violence. Its insights will be of use to scholars, students, and practitioners\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Suzanne Little, University of Otago, New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines a series of contemporary plays where writers put theatre itself on stage. The texts examined variously dramatize how theatre falls short in response to the demands of violence, expose its implication in structures of violence--including racism and gender-based violence--and illustrate how it might effectively resist violence through reconfiguring representation. Case studies, which include Jackie Sibblies Drury's \u003ci\u003eWe Are Proud to Present \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFairview, \u003c\/i\u003eElla Hickson's \u003ci\u003eThe Writer \u003c\/i\u003eand Tim Crouch's \u003ci\u003eThe Author, \u003c\/i\u003e provide a range of practice-based perspectives on the question of whether theatre is capable of accounting for and expressing the complexities of structural and interpersonal violence as both lived in the body and borne out in society. The book will appeal to scholars and artists working in the areas of violence, theatre and ethics, witnessing, memory and trauma, spectatorship and contemporary dramaturgy, as well as to those interested in both the doubts and dreams we have about the role of theatre in the twenty-first century.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Willis is a senior lecturer in Drama at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research lies at the intersection of contemporary performance and dramaturgy, spectatorship and ethics and investigates the roles that theatre and theatricality play in our negotiations of subjectivity, community and responsibility in contemporary life. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eTheatricality, Dark Tourism and Ethical Spectatorship: Absent Others \u003c\/i\u003e(2014)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand journal articles and chapters variously exploring metatheatricality, acting pedagogy, kindness and shopping malls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Willis is a senior lecturer in Drama at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research lies at the intersection of contemporary performance and dramaturgy, spectatorship and ethics and investigates the roles that theatre and theatricality play in our negotiations of subjectivity, community and responsibility in contemporary life. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eTheatricality, Dark Tourism and Ethical Spectatorship: Absent Others \u003c\/i\u003e(2014)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand journal articles and chapters variously exploring metatheatricality, acting pedagogy, kindness and shopping malls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47490321055922,"sku":"9783030851040","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b49cd638b7a798389635b64e51144865.webp?v=1779374563","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/metatheatrical-dramaturgies-of-violence-staging-the-role-of-theatre-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}