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Engaging Audiences : A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre /

Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McConachie, Bruce (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Cognitive studies in literature and performance.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Literature, general.
Media Studies.
Neuropsychology.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Communication.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature.
Performing arts.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 248 pages)
ISBN:9780230617025
DOI:10.1057/9780230617025