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Voicing the Text : American Drama and the Production of Voice.

Why is voice so important to us? How does the concept of voice encompass such disparate practices as vocal sound, marks on a page, identity production and the execution of power? With these questions in mind, this book studies voice as both a textual and a bodily phenomenon. By using both drama and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ragnerstam, Petra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UNKNOWN : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why is voice so important to us? How does the concept of voice encompass such disparate practices as vocal sound, marks on a page, identity production and the execution of power? With these questions in mind, this book studies voice as both a textual and a bodily phenomenon. By using both drama and film, and by exploring the translation between the two, this study shows that voice can be placed in a grid where the subject, body, language and power interconnect in ways that question established ideas concerning voice - what it is and what it can do. The book investigates how voice, as an expres.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (254)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1443899003
9781443899000