Research Catalog

Title

Philosophizing Brecht : critical readings on art, consciousness, social theory and performance / edited by Norman Roessler, Anthony Squiers.

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2019]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Roessler, Norman
• Squiers, Anthony

Description

ix, 206 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"This anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artistic productions of Bertolt Brecht are key missing links in bridging diverse discourses in social philosophy, theatre, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. It offers readers interdisciplinary perspectives that create unique dialogues between Brecht and important thinkers such as Althusser, Anders, Bakhtin, Benjamin, Godard, Marx, and Plato. While exploring salient topics such as consciousness, courage, ethics, political aesthetics, and representations of race and the body, it penetrates the philosophical Brecht seeing in him the never-ending dialectic--the idea, the theory, the narrative, the character that is never foreclosed. This book is an essential read for all those interested in Brecht as a socio-cultural theorist and for theatre practitioners. Contributors: Kevin S. Amidon, José María Durán, Felix J. Fuch, Philip Glahn, Jim Grilli, Wolfgang Fritz Haug, Norman Roessler, Jeremy Spencer, Anthony Squiers, Peter Zazzali." --

Series Statement

Consciousness, literature and the arts ; volume 55

Uniform Title

Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 55.

Subjects

• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 > Political and social views
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 > Criticism and interpretation
• Political and social views
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 > Philosophy
• Philosophy

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• Philosophizing Brecht: An Introduction for Dark Times / Anthony Squiers -- The Performance of racialized bodies and Brecht's operatic anthropology / Kevin S. Amidon -- Consciousness in Brechtian acting: de-familiarizing the self / Peter Zazzali -- Brecht and film theory: how Brecht's theory and Method impacted the development of "screen theory" / Jeremy Spencer -- Philosophizing with Brecht and Gunther Anders: what Is wrong with moralism? / Wolfgang Fritz Haug -- Philosophizing with Brecht and Plato: on Socratic courage / Anthony Squiers -- Brecht, the popular, and intellectuals in dark times: of donkeys and "Tuis" / Philip Glahn -- Brecht, dialectics and dialogical art: an engagement with contemporary art practices / Jose Maria Duran -- Philosophizing Brecht: an (In)conclusion / Norman Roessler.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 20-457

ISBN

• 9789004404434
• 9004404430

LCCN

2019015818

OCLC

1099540566

Title

Philosophizing Brecht : critical readings on art, consciousness, social theory and performance / edited by Norman Roessler, Anthony Squiers.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Consciousness, literature and the arts ; volume 55

Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 55.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Roessler, Norman, editor, author.

Squiers, Anthony, editor, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Philosophizing Brecht Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, 2019 9789004404502 (DLC) 2019020636

Research Call Number

JFE 20-457