{"product_id":"the-theatricalists-making-politics-appear-paperback-softback-9780810147546","title":"The Theatricalists; Making Politics Appear (Paperback \/ softback) 9780810147546","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Theatricalists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMaking Politics Appear\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTheron Schmidt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780810147546\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This wonderful book revels in the paradoxical interanimations among theatre, theatricality, politics, and performativity. Schmidt helps us think deeply about participatory practices, situating spectatorship as a mode of being-with – the grounds for political as well as theatrical “appearance.” \u003ci\u003eThe Theatricalists\u003c\/i\u003e usefully suspends the real\/fake binary that screens theatrical acts from political acts in order to take a deep look at the \u003ci\u003ework \u003c\/i\u003eof appearance. Thick description and careful close readings make this book a pleasure to think alongside, with, and through.\"—Rebecca Schneider, Brown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Theatricalists \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful contribution to crucial discussions in theater and performance studies from the last three decades. Schmidt brings together an effective re-excavation of pivotal texts and events with current cases advancing the relevance of ‘theatricality’ as a central concern of contemporary performance and criticism.” —Michael Peterson, University of Wisconsin–Madison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines how the politics of the theatre can illuminate the theatricality of politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Theatricality is often dismissed as a distraction from “real” politics, as when cynical political gestures are derided as “pure theatre” or “only theatre.” But the artists and theater companies discussed in this book, including Back to Back Theatre, Tim Crouch, Rabih MrouÉ, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, and Christoph Schlingensief, take a different approach. Theron Schmidt argues that they represent a “theatricalist turn” that explores and tests the conditions of the theater itself. Across diverse contexts of political engagement, ranging from disability rights to representations of violence, these theatrical conditions are interconnected with political struggles, such as those over who is seen and heard, how labour is valued, and what counts as “political” in the first place. In a so-called post-political era, \u003ci\u003eThe Theatricalists \u003c\/i\u003eargues that an examination of theatre’s internal politics can expand our understanding of the theatricality of politics more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroducing the Line-Up \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Minimal Theater: Making the Audience Appear\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Engaged Theater: Making the Work Appear\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Real Theater: Making the Actor Appear\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Political Theater: Making the Public Appear\u003cbr\u003e Coda: Acknowledgment \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681227108632,"sku":"9780810147546","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-theatricalists-making-politics-appear-paperback-softback-9780810147546","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}