{"product_id":"theatres-of-contagion-fintan-walsh-9781350215511","title":"Theatres of Contagion: Transmitting Early Modern to Contemporary Performance","description":"To what extent is theatre a contagious practice, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? \u003ci\u003eTheatres of Contagion\u003c\/i\u003e responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences and authorities. Drawing on perspectives from medicine, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, law and affect theory, essays investigate some of the ways in which theatre can be viewed as a powerful agent of containment and transmission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among the works analysed include a musical adaptation and an intercultural variation of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e; a contemporary queer take on \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e; Grand- Guignol and theatres of horror; the writings and influence of Artaud; immersive theatre and the work of Punchdrunk, and computer gaming and smartphone apps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fintan Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350215511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350215511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Fintan Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943560937727,"sku":"9781350215511","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dc8f59f5-1e5b-4707-a24e-69bdca5c3d48.jpg?v=1681498792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theatres-of-contagion-fintan-walsh-9781350215511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}