Performance, Politics, and the War on Terror [electronic resource] : 'Whatever it Takes' /
Brady, Sara.author.
Using a performance studies lens, this book is a study of performance in the post-9/11 context of the so-called war on terror. It analyzes conventional theatre, political protest, performance art and other sites of performance to unpack the ways in which meaning has been made in the contemporary global sociopolitical environment.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bushismo -- Protest visible and invisible -- War, the video game -- Torture simulated and real -- Obamania.
Using a performance studies lens, this book is a study of performance in the post-9/11 context of the so-called war on terror. It analyzes conventional theatre, political protest, performance art and other sites of performance to unpack the ways in which meaning has been made in the contemporary global sociopolitical environment.
Performing arts.
Communication.
Theater—History.
Theater.
Motion pictures and television.
Performing Arts.
Media Studies.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Screen Studies.