{"product_id":"monsters-in-performance-essays-on-the-aesthetics-of-disqualification-paperback","title":"Monsters in Performance: Essays on the Aesthetics of Disqualification - 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\u003eMichael Chemers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnalola Santana\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters in Performance\u003c\/em\u003e boasts an impressive range of contemporary essays that delve into topical themes such as race, gender, and disability, to explore what constitutes monstrosity within the performing arts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese fascinating essays from leading and emerging scholars explore representation in performance, specifically concerning themselves with attempts at social disqualification of \"undesirables.\" Throughout, the writers employ the concept of \"monstrosity\" to describe the cultural processes by which certain identities or bodies are configured to be threateningly deviant. The editors take a range of previously isolated critical inquiries - including bioethics, critical race studies, queer studies, and televisual studies - and merge them to create an accessible and dynamic platform which unifies these ranges of representations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe global scope and interdisciplinary nature of \u003ci\u003eMonsters in Performance \u003c\/i\u003erenders it an essential book for Theatre and Performance students of all levels as well as scholars; it will also be an enlightening text for those interested in monstrosity and Cultural Studies more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael M. Chemers \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor and Chair of the Department of Performance, Play \u0026amp; Design at the University of California Santa Cruz. He was the Founding Director of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production Dramaturgy Program at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama from 2007-2012. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed pieces (including seven books) on theater history, theory, adaptation, and dramaturgy. Most relevant to this project, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eStaging Stigma: A Critical Examination of the American Freak Show \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave MacMillan, 2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2017), served as editor for a double issue of \u003ci\u003eDisability Studies Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eon freak shows, and edited Alexander Iliev's \u003ci\u003eTowards a Theory of Mime \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2014) and Luis Valdez's \u003ci\u003eTheatre of the Sphere: The Vibrant Being \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2021). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy \u003c\/i\u003e(Southern Illinois University Press, 2010) and has articles appear in \u003ci\u003eModern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Theatre Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComparative Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Topics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLMDA Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Recent book chapters include \"The Mortification of Harvey Leach.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalola Santana \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor in the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTeatro y Cultura de Masas: Encuentros y Debates \u003c\/i\u003e(México: Editorial Escenología, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eFreak Performances: Dissidence in Latin American Theatre \u003c\/i\u003e(University of Michigan Press, 2018), which considers the significance of theatrical practices that use the \"freak\" as a medium to explore the continuing effects of colonialism on Latin American identity. She is also the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTheatre and Cartographies of Power: Repositioning the Latina\/o Americas \u003c\/i\u003e(Southern Illinois University Press, 2018) and Fifty Key Figures in Latinx and Latin American Theatre (Routledge, 2022). She has published articles in several journals, including \u003ci\u003eGESTOS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLatin American Theatre Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLetras Femeninas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaso de gato\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChasquí\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Topics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTheatre Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCuadernos de literatura\u003c\/i\u003e. She works as a professional dramaturg and is a company member of Mexico's famed Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 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 June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703719751987,"sku":"9780367635411","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dE5sNjdPclJWZWpzZFprbUxtVHV6Zz09.webp?v=1763337609","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/monsters-in-performance-essays-on-the-aesthetics-of-disqualification-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}