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      Theatre with a Purpose

      Don Watson

      This study of British amateur theatre in the inter-war period examines five different but interwoven examples of the belief, common in theatrical and educational circles at the time, that amateur…

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      Soviet Theatre during the Thaw

      Jesse Gardiner

      The era known as the Thaw (1953-64) was a crucial period in the history of the Soviet Union. It was a time when the legacies of Stalinism began to unravel…

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      Melodramatic Formations: American Theatre and Society, 1820-1870

      Bruce A. McConachie

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      Drama, Politics, and Evolution: Cliodynamics in Play

      Bruce McConachie

      This book outlines the evolution of our political nature over two million years and explores many of the rituals, plays, films, and other performances that gave voice and legitimacy to…

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      Evolution, Cognition, and Performance

      Bruce McConachie (University of Pittsburgh)

      Culture and cognition work together dynamically every time a spectator interprets meaning during a performance. In this study, Bruce McConachie examines the biocultural basis of all performance, from its origins…

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      Evolution, Cognition, and Performance

      Bruce McConachie (University of Pittsburgh)

      Culture and cognition work together dynamically every time a spectator interprets meaning during a performance. In this study, Bruce McConachie examines the biocultural basis of all performance, from its origins…

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      Theatre and Mind

      Bruce McConachie,McConachie

      All performance depends upon our abilities to create, perceive, remember, imagine and empathize. This book provides an introduction to the evolutionary and cognitive foundations of theatrical performing and spectating and…

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      Theatre, Performance and Commemoration

      How does the act of performance speak to the concept of commemoration? How and why does commemorative theatre operate as a conceptual, historical and political site from which to interrogate…

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      American Theater in the Culture of the Cold War: Producing & Contesting Containment, 1947-1962

      Bruce A. McConachie

      In this study, Bruce McConachie uses the primary metaphor of containment - what happens when we categorize a play, a television show, or anything we view as having an inside…

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      Theatre for Working-Class Audiences in the United States, 1830-1980

      Daniel Friedman,Bruce Mcconachie

      This collection of essays defines and explores American theatres that consciously appealed primarily to workers. The scope of the book extends from the 1830s to the 1980s. Different authors focus…

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      The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science

      The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science integrates key findings from the cognitive sciences (cognitive psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary studies, and relevant social sciences) with insights from theatre and…

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      The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science

      The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science integrates key findings from the cognitive sciences (cognitive psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary studies, and relevant social sciences) with insights from theatre and…

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      Performance and Cognition: Theatre Studies and the Cognitive Turn

      Opens up fresh perspectives on theatre studies - with applications for dramatic criticism, performance analysis, acting practice, audience response, theatre history, and other important areas. This book examines the interfaces…

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      Performance and Cognition: Theatre Studies and the Cognitive Turn

      An anthology that examines - the interfaces between cognitive studies and Lacanian psychoanalysis, phenomenology and communication theory; the process of acting and the work of Antonio Damasio; and, theatrical response…

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      Perspectives on Teaching Theatre

      Raynette Halvorsen Smith,Bruce A. McConachie,Rhonda Blair

      The genesis for Perspectives on Teaching Theatre can be traced back to the theme of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education’s 1993 Annual Conference Imaging the Future, which focused…

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      Alternative Comedy: 1979 and the Reinvention of British Stand-Up

      Oliver Double

      In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely changed the style, subject matter and politics of British stand-up. Contemporary critics talked about it…

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      The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust

      Grzegorz Niziolek

      Originally published in Poland by Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego, 2013.

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      Theatre Histories: An Introduction

      Bruce McConachie,Tobin Nellhaus,Tamara Underiner,Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei

      Offer overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods. These and its case studies demonstrate the methods used by theatre historians. Keeping performance, drama, and culture at…

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      Theatre Histories: An Introduction

      Bruce McConachie,Tobin Nellhaus,Tamara Underiner,Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei

      Offer overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods. These and its case studies demonstrate the methods used by theatre historians. Keeping performance, drama, and culture at…

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      Soviet Theatre during the Thaw: Aesthetics, Politics and Performance

      Jesse Gardiner (University of St Andrews, UK)

      The era known as the Thaw (1953-64) was a crucial period in the history of the Soviet Union. It was a time when the legacies of Stalinism began to unravel…

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      Theatre, Performance and Commemoration: Staging Crisis, Memory and Nationhood

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

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      The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust

      Grzegorz Niziolek (Jagiellonian University, Poland)

      Grzegorz Niziolek’s The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust is a pioneering analysis of the impact and legacy of the Holocaust on Polish theatre and society from 1945 to the present…

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      The Theatre of Tennessee Williams

      Brenda Murphy (University of Connecticut, USA)

      The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a stimulating analysis of the work of this giant of twentieth century American theatre whose work remains central to curriculums and theatre repertoires. It…

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      The Theatre of Tennessee Williams

      Brenda Murphy (University of Connecticut, USA)

      The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a stimulating analysis of the work of this giant of twentieth century American theatre whose work remains central to curriculums and theatre repertoires. It…

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      When They Weren’t Doing Shakespeare: Essays on Nineteenth-Century British and American Theatre

      Emphasizing the variety of stagecraft in the Victorian age, the contributors to When They Weren’t Doing Shakespeare present a composite portrait of the vibrant theatrical worlds that existed in both…

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      Affective Performance and Cognitive Science: Body, Brain and Being

      Exploring new developments in the dialogues between science and theatre and offering an introduction to a fast-expanding area of research and practice, this book investigates how our brains and bodies…

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      Affective Performance and Cognitive Science: Body, Brain and Being

      Exploring new developments in the dialogues between science and theatre and offering an introduction to a fast-expanding area of research and practice, this book investigates how our brains and bodies…

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