{"product_id":"affect-animals-and-autists-marla-carlson-9780472053827","title":"Affect, Animals, and Autists: Feeling Around the Edges of the Human in Performance","description":"When theater and related forms of live performance explore the borderlands labeled animal and autism, they both reflect and affect their audiences' understanding of what it means to be human. \u003ci\u003eAffect, Animals, and Autists\u003c\/i\u003e maps connections across performances that question the borders of the human whose neurodiverse experiences have been shaped by the diagnostic label of autism, and animal-human performance relationships that dispute and blur anthropocentric edges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By analyzing specific structures of affect with the vocabulary of emotions, Marla Carlson builds upon the conception of affect articulated by psychologist Silvan Tomkins. The book treats a diverse selection of live performance and archival video and analyzes the ways in which they affect their audiences. The range of performances includes commercially successful productions such as \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e as well as to the more avant-garde and experimental theater created by Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles, Back to Back Theatre, Elevator Repair Service, Pig Iron Theatre, and performance artist Deke Weaver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marla Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472053825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472053827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Marla Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086699966719,"sku":"9780472053827","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_075887a2-b255-432a-9f4f-e29ce9292889.jpg?v=1769096067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/affect-animals-and-autists-marla-carlson-9780472053827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}