Performance, Exile and ‘America’
Author | : S. Jestrovic |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2009-10-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230250703 |
ISBN-13 | : 023025070X |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Performance, Exile and ‘America’ written by S. Jestrovic and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection investigates dramatic and performative renderings of 'America' as an exilic place particularly focusing on issues of language, space and identity. It looks at ways in which immigrants and outsiders are embodied in American theatre practice and explores ways in which 'America' is staged and dramatized by immigrants and foreigners.