{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-the-ephemeral-memory-theaters-in-contemporary-barcelona-paperback","title":"The Aesthetics of the Ephemeral: Memory Theaters in Contemporary Barcelona - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Duprey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalyzes theatrical texts and performances while providing political and historical mappings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of the Ephemeral\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer Duprey examines five contemporary plays from Barcelona: \u003ci\u003eOlors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTestament\u003c\/i\u003e by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, \u003ci\u003eAntígona\u003c\/i\u003e by Jordi Coca, \u003ci\u003eForasters\u003c\/i\u003e by Sergi Belbel, and \u003ci\u003eTemptació\u003c\/i\u003e by Carles Batlle. She argues that in both the theatrical text and its performance an aesthetics of the ephemeral materializes that is related to specific manifestations of cultural and historical memory in Spain and Catalonia. These manifestations of memory include historical concerns such as the possibility of another form of justice in predicaments of violence after the Civil War, and they also include contemporary issues such as the production of ruins by the processes of gentrification in Barcelona, the complexity of immigration in Spain, and the destruction or preservation of Catalan cultural legacies. In her analysis of these topics, Duprey engages and expands on theories related to questions of subjectivity and identity in late modernity. This book will be of interest to those concerned with Iberian cultural studies and with how theater reflects on and contributes to contemporary political dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Duprey \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies at Rutgers University-Newark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344404013363,"sku":"9781438452340","price":70.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vWZOsMyZb79781438452340.webp?v=1778725444","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-the-ephemeral-memory-theaters-in-contemporary-barcelona-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}