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Loading... Unmaking Mimesis: Essays on Feminism and Theatre (1997)by Elin Diamond
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. In Unmaking Mimesis Elin Diamond interrogates the concept of mimesis in relation to feminism, theatre and performance. She combines psychoanalytic, semiotic and materialist strategies with readings of selected plays by writers as diverse as Ibsen, Brecht, Aphra Behn, Caryl Churchill and Peggy Shaw. Through a series of provocative readings of theatre, theory and feminist performance she demonstrates the continuing force of feminism and mimesis in critical thinking today. no reviews | add a review
In Unmaking Mimesis Elin Diamond interrogates the concept of mimesis in relation to feminism, theatre and performance. She combines psychoanalytic, semiotic and materialist strategies with readings of selected plays by writers as diverse as Ibsen, Brecht, Aphra Behn, Caryl Churchill and Peggy Shaw. Through a series of provocative readings of theatre, theory and feminist performance she demonstrates the continuing force of feminism and mimesis in critical thinking today. Unmaking Mimesis will interest theatre scholars and performance and cultural theorists, for all of whom issues of text, representation and embodiment are of compelling concern. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)792.082The arts Recreational and performing arts Stage presentations, Theatre Standard subdivisions and types of stage presentation Groups of people Gender & FeminismLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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