Naming theatre : demonstrative diagnosis in performance /

"Reading a range of work from the U.S. and UK over the last two decades, this is an innovative study of theatres growing obsession with technologies and effects of naming. How does theatre reflect, and intervene in, naming practices across domains such as philosophy, computing, journalism, anth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frieze, James, 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Performance interventions.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: A thing, a name, and some stories
  • Character: Improper names
  • Authorship: A trick of the I
  • Assimilation: Sounding through the surface
  • Diagnosis: Naming the body
  • Programming: The designated blueprint
  • Disclosure: Transcript and testimony
  • Branding the phatic: Remote possibilities
  • Graphting: The clue to the code
  • Epilogue: Naming critical acts.