War as Performance

Offers a unique, interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture and warfare Puts forth new scholarship by approaching performance broadly and understanding twenty-first century warfare and performance as inextricably linked Addresses a range of performance genres not covered here, such as satirical news and post-apocalyptic narratives

Autorentext
Lindsey Mantoan is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Linfield College, USA. She is co-editor of Performance in a Militarized Culture and You Win or You Die: Essays on Gender, Death, and Power in Game of Thrones.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: The Intersection of War and Performance.- 2. Impresarios and Protestors: From the Bush Administration to Cindy Sheehan.- 3. Ancient Wars, Endless War: Adaptations of Greek Tragedy.- 4. Not Just Over There: Theater of the Real and Iraqi Voices.- 5. Ideologically Liberal and Formally Conservative: Satire, News, and Truthiness.- 6. War After the End: Post-Apocalyptic Narratives After 9/11.- 7. Epilogue: War as Performance.