{"product_id":"the-leper-in-blue-amalia-gladhart-9780807892701","title":"The Leper in Blue: Coercive Performance and the Contemporary Latin American Theater","description":"Drawing upon contemporary theoretical debates surrounding performance, gender, and Latin American studies, \u003ci\u003eThe Leper in Blue\u003c\/i\u003e examines representations of performance within dramatic texts. The book treats the work of playwrights such as Vincente Lenero, Sabina Berman, Mariela Romero, Griselda Gambaro, Maruxa Vilalta, and Rosario Castellanos, who depict the freedom of performance within a framework of compulsion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndividual chapters focus on the transformation of historical narratives, ritual game playing, the performance of gender, the staging of torture, and, finally, nonperformance--the representation of coercive performances that are at once demanded and denied. The plays examined not only raise important questions about the nature of performance but also shed light on many of the crucial sociopolitical issues of twentieth-century Latin America, among them economic instability, political repression, state violence, and dictatorship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amalia Gladhart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080789270X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807892701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unc Department of Romance Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.99w x 0.79d","brand":"Amalia Gladhart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566893330687,"sku":"9780807892701","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b21ca51d-79d7-4726-a3c4-0a7618235de5.jpg?v=1701374947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-leper-in-blue-amalia-gladhart-9780807892701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}