Synopses & Reviews
Theatre and the Visual argues that theatre studies' preoccupation with problems arising from textual analysis has compromised a proper, political consideration of the visual. Johnson examines the spectator's role in the theatre, exploring pleasure, difficulty and spectacle, to consider the implications for visual experience in the theatre.
About the Author
DOMINIC JOHNSON is a lecturer in Drama in the Department of Drama, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He is the editor of Manuel Vason: Encounters (Bristol: Arnolfini, 2007) and Franko B: Blinded by Love (Bologna: Damiani, 2006).He is also the Book Reviews Editor for Contemporary Theatre Review and has edited a forthcoming special issue of the journal on the theme of "Live Art in the UK." He is also a performance artist himself, and has performed at venues and festivals in the UK and internationally.
Table of Contents
Series Editors' Preface
Foreword
Introduction
PART I: HISTORIES OF LOOKING
PART II: WORDLESS SPECTACLE
PART III: THE PLEASURES AND PAINS OF LOOKING
EPILOGUE: THE SHOCK OF THE NEW
Further Reading