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Theater in a Post-Truth World: Texts, Politics, and Performance

Theater in a Post-Truth World: Texts, Politics, and Performance

Paperback

Series: Methuen Drama Agitations: Text, Politics and Performances

Theater History

ISBN10: 1350215899
ISBN13: 9781350215894
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 22 2024
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

This is the first book to examine how the concept and disagreements around post-truth have been explored in the world of theater and performance. It covers a wide spectrum of manifestations and expressions-from the plays of Caryl Churchill, Anne Washburn, and David Henry Hwang, to the inherent theatricality of press conferences, FBI interviews and protests that embrace the confusion created by post-truth rhetoric to muddy issues and deflect blame, to theatrical performance, where the nature of truth is challenged through staged visuals which run counter to what the audience hears, provoking a debate about where the truth actually lies.

With contributions by scholars from around the world, Theater in a Post-Truth World considers a wide array of examples from American and British drama and politics, Australian theater, and the work of performance artist Marina Abramovic. Together these provide a glimpse into how the theater in its many forms provides a venue to raise awareness and encourage critical thinking about the contemporary ubiquity of post-truth.

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Boles, William C.

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Theater History