Description
| Product ID: | 9781352006469 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Theatre And |
| Title: | Theatre and Cancer |
| Authors: | Author: Brian Lobel |
| Page Count: | 86 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Dance, Oncology, Dance & other performing arts, Oncology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This incisive and thoughtful new title in the Theatre And series confronts the difficult relationship between theatre and cancer. Challenging conventional narratives which rely on the binary of tragedy versus survival, Brian Lobel argues for an alternative approach to understanding cancer in relation to theatre. This incisive and thoughtful new title in the Theatre And series confronts the difficult relationship between theatre and cancer. It explores representations of cancer in fictional worlds and autobiographical performances while also highlighting work that reimagines and reinvigorates the genre of ‘Cancer Performance’. Challenging conventional narratives which rely on the binary of tragedy versus survival, Brian Lobel argues for an alternative approach to understanding cancer in relation to theatre. Concise yet thought-provoking, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of theatre, performance and disability studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Methuen Drama |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-17 |
