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First Published In 2002. Routledge Is An Imprint Of Taylor & Francis, An Informa Company. Cover; Peering Behind The Curtain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; General Editor's Note; Peering Behind The Curtain: An Introduction; Part I; Between Two Worlds: The Emerging Aesthetic Of The National Theater Of The Deaf; Better Me Than You: Children Of A Lesser God, Deaf Education, And Paternalism; Violence, Pain, Pleasure: Wit; Making An Art Out Of Suffering: Bill T. Jones's Uncle Tom; It Hurts?: Afflicted Bodies In Beckett's Drama; Depression-the Undiagnosed Disability In Marsha Norman's 'night, Mother Some Unheard-of Thing: Freaks, Families, And Coming Of Age In The Member Of The Weddingyoung Doctors Come To See The Elephant Man; Part Ii; Acting Without Limits: Profiles Of Three Physically Disabled Performers; Two-act Play; An Interview With James Macdonald; Balance Is Stillness; Contributors; Index Edited By Thomas Fahy And Kimball King. First Published In 2002 By Routledge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English
This collection investigates how contemporary theater represents disability, illness, and the extraordinary body to challenge traditional societal perceptions of normalcy. Editors Kimball King and Tom Fahy curate a series of scholarly essays that examine the intersection of physical difference and dramatic performance. By analyzing specific plays and the experiences of disabled performers, the text argues that theater serves as a critical site for negotiating the visibility and agency of the afflicted body.
What You Will Find
Scholars and theater practitioners frequently cite this text as a foundational resource for understanding the evolution of disability aesthetics in modern drama. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous framework for analyzing the intersection of medical history and performance theory.
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Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203951328
ISBN-13:
9780203951323
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