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Naming theatre : demonstrative diagnosis in performance

Title
Naming theatre : demonstrative diagnosis in performance / James Frieze.
Author
Frieze, James, 1967-
Publication
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Description
vii, 215 p. : ill., ports; 23 cm.
Summary
"Reading a range of work from the U.S. and UK over the last two decades, this is an innovative study of theatres growing obsession with technologies and effects of naming. How does theatre reflect, and intervene in, naming practices across domains such as philosophy, computing, journalism, anthropology, advertising, military training, and genetics?"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
Performance interventions
Uniform Title
Performance interventions.
Subject
  • Drama > History and criticism
  • Characters and characteristics in literature
  • Names in literature
  • Identity (Philosophical concept)
  • Theater > Philosophy
  • Performance > Psychological aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: A thing, a name, and some stories -- Character: Improper names -- Authorship: A trick of the I -- Assimilation: Sounding through the surface -- Diagnosis: Naming the body -- Programming: The designated blueprint -- Disclosure: Transcript and testimony -- Branding the phatic: Remote possibilities -- Graphting: The clue to the code -- Epilogue: Naming critical acts.
Call Number
MWE 10-102
ISBN
  • 9780230517707 (hardback)
  • 0230517706 (hardback)
LCCN
2009043415
OCLC
YBP 2009043415
Author
Frieze, James, 1967-
Title
Naming theatre : demonstrative diagnosis in performance / James Frieze.
Imprint
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series
Performance interventions
Performance interventions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
MWE 10-102
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