Theater of state : a dramaturgy of the United Nations /
"Theater of State is a study of performance at the United Nations and other international institutions. Ball uses theater theory to analyze the acts of diplomats and the political interventions made by performing artists"--
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Evanston, Illinois :
Northwestern University Press,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "Big Heart, Tiny Legs I Guess"
- "Purpose Is but the Slave to Memory": Narrative and History in the Security Council
- "To Be Seen Is to Be Doomed": The Force of Spectatorship in UN Peacekeeping
- "The World of the Rulers Is the World of the Spectacle" : Time and Reiteration in Diplomatic Speech
- "To Receive an Impression Is to Make an Impression" : Clapping Along with the Secretary-General
- "Between One Person and Another" : Interfacing with Institutions at the International Criminal Court
- "No More Than a Piece of Paper" : The Written Word in a Theater of States
- Epilogue: "On Notice" and "Taking Names".