TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walsh,Fintan
TI  - Theatres of contagion: transmitting early modern to contemporary performance 
T2  - Methuen Drama Engage Ser
SN  - 9781350086012
AV  - PN2049 .T44 2019
U1  - 809.2 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Publishing
KW  - Theater and society
KW  - Theater
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Théâtre et société
KW  - Théâtre
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - fast
N1  - P.B; P.B; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "To what extent is theatre a contagious practice, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? Theatres of Contagion responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences and authorities. Drawing on perspectives from medicine, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, law and affect theory, essays investigate some of the ways in which theatre can be viewed as a powerful agent of containment and transmission."
UR  - https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=5845895
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350086012?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
ER  -