Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory

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Milija Gluhovic (University of Warwick, UK) Associate Professor of Theatre Studies Kim Solga (Western University, Canada)

Theory for Theatre Studies

Memory

Milija Gluhovic (University of Warwick, UK), Associate Professor of Theatre Studies Kim Solga (Western University, Canada), Susan Bennett, PH.D. (University of Calgary Canada)

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Methuen Drama
12 November 2020

Theatre Studies; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Philosophy; History of ideas

Series: Theory for Theatre Studies

Why has memory become such an important political tool in response to the challenges of modernity? How can performance be used to probe and recuperate aspects of the past, and what are the ethical and political questions that arise when it does so? And how should the discipline of theatre studies define and deploy the term 'memory' theoretically and in practice?

Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory provides a comprehensive introduction to the intersections between contemporary theatre and performance, the field of memory studies and the politics of memory across the globe. Beginning by offering a fresh critical snapshot of the major theoretical foundations for the study of memory today, the author presents vivid theatrical examples drawn from a wide variety of cultural contexts and compellingly illustrates the centrality of memory for the theatre as well as the vital role of theatre in transmitting individual and collective memories.

Featuring in-depth case studies of a range of performance works - including Lola Arias’s Minefield, Yael Ronen’s Common Ground and Robert Lepage’s The Seven Streams of the River Ota - it explores how theatre artists have grappled with issues of memory and the tensions between memory and history. A final section examines the problematics of memory in a global context by exploring the subject of migration/immigration.

Memory is supported by further online resources including section overviews and discussion questions.

Online resources to accompany this book are available at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/theory-for-theatre-studies-memory-9781474246651/

By: Milija Gluhovic (University of Warwick UK)
Edited by: Associate Professor of Theatre Studies Kim Solga (Western University Canada), Susan Bennett, PH.D. (University of Calgary Canada)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 206g
ISBN: 9781474246675
ISBN 10: 1474246672
Series: Theory for Theatre Studies
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 12 November 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Milija Gluhovic is Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick, UK. His books include Performing European Memories: Trauma, Ethics, Politics (2013), International Performance Research Pedagogies: Towards an Unconditional Discipline? (2018), Performing the Secular: Religion, Representation and Politics (2017), and Performing the ‘New’ Europe: Identities, Feelings, and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest (2013).

Reviews for Theory for Theatre Studies: Memory

This is an excellent book that will be appreciated by theatre students, scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike. A clear and lucid writer, Milija Gluhovic offers close readings of theatre and performance works that bring the theory he deftly explicates to the vibrant and global contexts of embodied practice. * Rebecca Schneider, Professor, Performance Studies, Brown University, USA *