The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre

The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre
Author: Michael M. Chemers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2024-10-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1040145671

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Bringing together international perspectives on the figure of the “monster” in performance, this edited collection builds on discussions in the fields of posthumanism, bioethics, and performance studies. The collection aims to redefine “monstrosity” to describe the cultural processes by which certain identities or bodies are configured to be threateningly deviant, whether by race, gender, sexuality, nationality, immigration status, or physical or psychological extraordinariness. The book explores themes of race, white supremacy, and migration with the aim of investigating how the figure of the monster has been used to explore representations of race and identity. To these, we add discussions on gender, queer identities, and how the figure of the “monster” has been used to explore the gendered body to finally understand how monstrosity intersects with contemporary issues of technology and the natural world. Navigating the fields of disability studies, performance-centered monster studies, and representation in performance, editors Michael M. Chemers and Analola Santana have brought together perspectives on the figure of the “monster” from across a variety of fields that intersect with performance studies. This book is essential reading for Theatre and Performance students of all levels as well as scholars. It will also be an enlightening text for those interested in monstrosity and Cultural Studies more broadly.

The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre

The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre
Author: Michael Chemers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-10-18
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781032558370

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Bringing together international perspectives on the figure of the "monster" in performance, this edited collection builds on discussions in the fields of posthumanism, bioethics and performance studies. The collection aims to redefine "monstrosity" to describe the cultural processes by which certain identities or bodies are configured to be threateningly deviant, whether by race, gender, sexuality, nationality, immigration status, or physical or psychological extraordinariness. The book explores themes of race, white supremacy, and migration with the aim of investigating how the figure of the monster has been used to explore representations of race and identity. To these, we add discussions on gender, queer identities and how the figure of the "monster" has been used to explore the gendered body to finally understand how monstrosity intersects with contemporary issues of technology and the natural world. Navigating the fields of disability studies, performance-centered monster studies, and representation in performance, editors Michael Chemers and Analola Santana have brought together perspectives on the figure of the "monster" from across a variety of fields that intersect with performance studies. This book is essential reading for Theatre and Performance students of all levels as well as scholars. It will also be an enlightening text for those interested in monstrosity and Cultural Studies more broadly.

Mary's Monster

Mary's Monster
Author: Lita Judge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1626725004

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A free verse biography of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, featuring over 300 pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations.

Mapping Global Theatre Histories

Mapping Global Theatre Histories
Author: Mark Pizzato
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 3030127273

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This textbook provides a global, chronological mapping of significant areas of theatre, sketched from its deepest history in the evolution of our brain's 'inner theatre' to ancient, medieval, modern, and postmodern developments. It considers prehistoric cave art and built temples, African trance dances, ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern ritual dramas, Greek and Roman theatres, Asian dance-dramas and puppetry, medieval European performances, global indigenous rituals, early modern to postmodern Euro-American developments, worldwide postcolonial theatres, and the hyper-theatricality of today's mass and social media. Timelines and numbered paragraphs form an overall outline with distilled details of what students can learn, encouraging further explorations online and in the library. Questions suggest how students might reflect on present parallels, making their own maps of global theatre histories, regarding geo-political theatrics in the media, our performances in everyday life, and the theatres inside our brains.

Doctor Who: The Dangerous Book of Monsters

Doctor Who: The Dangerous Book of Monsters
Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2018-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1405940131

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In his travels across time and space, the Doctor has met hundreds of monsters - now, he's created this handy spotter's guide to the biggest, smallest, tallest, hungriest, smelliest and most dangerous creatures in the Whoniverse! In this fantastic companion guide to How To Be A Time Lord, the Twelfth Doctor reveals, in tips and doodles, everything you need to know about each dangerous monster, advice for battling them and how and when to make a speedy escape.

On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre

On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre
Author: I. Eynat-Confino
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2008-11-24
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0230616968

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The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response, challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic.

Motion Picture Herald

Motion Picture Herald
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 900
Release: 1926
Genre: Motion pictures
ISBN:

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The Monster in Theatre History

The Monster in Theatre History
Author: Michael Chemers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1315454076

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Monsters are fragmentary, uncertain, frightening creatures. What happens when they enter the realm of the theatre? The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers focuses on a series of ‘key’ monsters, including Frankenstein’s creature, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires, to reconsider what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them. This volume builds a clear methodology for engaging with theatrical monsters of all kinds, providing a much-needed guidebook to this fascinating hinterland.