Publication

2008 - Routledge, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

and 10 more
  • ISBN-100415773539
  • ISBN-100203938135
  • Goodreads6701225', '2993657
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007024809
  • OCLC Control Number191701850
  • OCLC Control Number144770575
  • Better World Books9780415773539
  • Better World Books9780415773522
  • Better World Books9780203938133
  • Open LibraryOL17992608M

Classifications

  • DDC791/.09730904
  • LCCPN1590.S6 A88 2008
  • LCCPN1590.S6A88 2008
and 1 more
  • LCCPN1590.S6 A88 2008eb

Description

Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Society addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media?By looking at specific instances of live performance such as theatre, rock music, sport and courtroom testimony, Liveness offers penetrating insights into media culture. This provocative book tackles some of the last great shibboleths surrounding the high cultural status of the live event. Philip Auslander asks, what is live performance and what can it mean to us now?

First Sentence

The prospectus for a conference entitled "Why Threat: Choices for the New Century" posed a question that goes straight to the heart of the matter that concerns me here: "Theatre and the media: rivals or partners?"

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  • Liveness: performance in a mediatized cultureRoutledge2008-01-01

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