Glenn A Odom

World Theories of Theatre

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Produktbeschreibung

World Theories of Theatre expands the horizons of theatrical theory beyond the West, providing the tools for a truly global approach to theatre. Glenn Odom identifies major debates in theatrical theory from around the world, combining discussions of the key theoretical questions facing theatre studies with specific primary materials and coverage of Southern Africa, the Caribbean, North Africa and the Middle East, the Antipodes, Latin America and East Asia, and India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9781138822559
• ISBN-10: 1138822558
• Artikelnr.: 69947482

Autorenporträt

Glenn Odom is a senior lecturer in the Department of Drama, Theatre, and Performance at the University of Roehampton.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: World, Theory, Theatre
Part 1: Theoretical Questions
* Aesthetics
* Theatre and Politics
* Decolonization, Hybridity, Postcoloniality, Interculturalism, and
Globalization
* Identity / The Actor
* Modernity and Theatre
* Toward a Theorization of Gender in World Theatre
Part 2: Cultural and Literary Theory
* Latin America and the Caribbean
* Sub-Saharan Africa
* North Africa and the Middle East
* Australia and New Zealand
* East Asia
* India
Theory and Practice
Bibliography