{"product_id":"monsters-in-performance-michael-chemers-9780367635411","title":"Monsters in Performance: Essays on the Aesthetics of Disqualification","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters in Performance\u003c\/em\u003e boasts an impressive range of contemporary essays that delve into topical themes such as race, gender, and disability, to explore what constitutes monstrosity within the performing arts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese fascinating essays from leading and emerging scholars explore representation in performance, specifically concerning themselves with attempts at social disqualification of \"undesirables.\" Throughout, the writers employ the concept of \"monstrosity\" to describe the cultural processes by which certain identities or bodies are configured to be threateningly deviant. The editors take a range of previously isolated critical inquiries - including bioethics, critical race studies, queer studies, and televisual studies - and merge them to create an accessible and dynamic platform which unifies these ranges of representations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe global scope and interdisciplinary nature of \u003ci\u003eMonsters in Performance \u003c\/i\u003erenders it an essential book for Theatre and Performance students of all levels as well as scholars; it will also be an enlightening text for those interested in monstrosity and Cultural Studies more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Chemers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367635410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367635411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Michael Chemers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072271347967,"sku":"9780367635411","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd4fb493-ad1b-4e92-b3ce-3662a0c5e5dd.jpg?v=1685440960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monsters-in-performance-michael-chemers-9780367635411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}