Description
| Product ID: | 9781786826459 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oberon Books |
| Title: | None of Us is Yet a Robot |
| Subtitle: | Five Performances on Gender Identity and the Politics of Transition |
| Authors: | Author: Emma Frankland |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Performance art, Performance art, Individual artists, art monographs, Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and gender variance, Individual artists, art monographs, Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Through a series of five performances, None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland's gender transition against the shifting social and political landscape of twenty-first century Britain. ‘Draws on a vital history of trans performance – an emerging canon that may no longer be ignored.’ – Morgan M Page, from her forewordSeven turbulent years. Five radical performances. One landmark publication.None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland’s gender transition against a shifting social and political landscape, while grappling with the systematic erasure of trans history.Richly illustrated with images from the performances and designed in close collaboration with the author, the book is a new experience in itself as well as a vital document of Emma''s groundbreaking work in theatre.Featuring introductions from foremost theatre practitioners, including Maddy Costa and Travis Alabanza, this collection of work is an evocative exploration of a trans experience in twenty-first century Britain. |
| Imprint Name: | Oberon Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-25 |
