Freak performances : dissidence in Latin American theater /

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"The figure of the freak as perceived by the Western gaze has always been a part of the Latin American imaginary, from the letters that Columbus wrote about his encounters with dog-faced people to Shakespeare's Caliban. The freak acquires greater significance in a globalized, neoliberal wo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Santana, Analola (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2018.
Sujets:
Theater > Political aspects > Latin America.
Theater and society > Latin America.
Monsters in the theater.
Other (Philosophy) in the performing arts.
Postcolonialism > Social aspects > Latin America.
Théâtre > Aspect politique > Amérique latine.
Théâtre et société > Amérique latine.
Monstres au théâtre.
Postcolonialisme > Aspect social > Amérique latine.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Monsters in the theater
Postcolonialism > Social aspects
Theater and society
Theater > Political aspects
Latin America
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Contents; Introduction. The Freak Onstage: From Colonialism to Neoliberalism; One. From Monster to Freak: A Latin American Genealogy of Corporeal Difference; Two. Danger Unleashed: The Pathology of Difference as Deviance in the Latin American Neoliberal State; Three. The Savage Exotic: Gender and Class in the Construction of Freakery; Four. Violence and Politics on the Freak: The Perversion of Citizenship; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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