Precarious spectatorship: theatre and image in an age of emergencies
"Precarious spectatorship is about the relationship between emergencies and the spectator. In the early twenty-first century, 'emergencies' are commonplace in the newsgathering and political institutions of western industrial democracies. From terrorism to global warming, the refugee...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Manchester
Manchester University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Further subjects: | B
Theater audiences
Philosophy
B Theater audiences - Philosophy B Theater audiences Psychology B Theater and society - Western countries B Emergencies - Press coverage B Performing Arts B Situations d'urgence - Couverture de presse B Theater and society (Western countries) B Western countries B Emergencies Press coverage B Theater and society B Theater audiences - Psychology B Théâtre et société - Philosophie B Theater and society Philosophy B Théâtre et société - Occident B Theater and society - Philosophy B Théâtre - Publics - Philosophie |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781526138439 |
| Summary: | "Precarious spectatorship is about the relationship between emergencies and the spectator. In the early twenty-first century, 'emergencies' are commonplace in the newsgathering and political institutions of western industrial democracies. From terrorism to global warming, the refugee crisis to general elections, the spectator is bombarded with narratives that seek to suspend the criteria of everyday life in order to address perpetual 'exceptional' threats. The book argues that repeated exposure to these narratives through the apparatuses of contemporary technology creates a 'precarious spectatorship', where the spectator's ability to rationalise herself or her relationship with the object of her spectatorship is compromised. This precarity has become a destructive but too-often overlooked aspect of contemporary spectatorship."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | ix, 175 Seiten, illustrations, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-3841-5 1-5261-3841-7 |
