The last 15 years has seen an explosion of studies that use cognitive science to understand theatre, whilst at the same time theatre-makers are using their artistic practice to address research question. This book looks at the current discourse around these emerging fields.

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University of Kent, UK

Shaun May

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Shaun May is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, UK where he is a member of the Centre for Cognition and Kinesthetics in Performance, and the author of A Philosophy of Comedy on Stage and Screen (2015).

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Book Title: Rethinking Practice as Research and the Cognitive Turn
Authors: Shaun May
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137522733
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52272-6Published: 22 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52273-3Published: 22 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 84
Topics: Performing Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies, Theatre History, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Cognitive Psychology

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Rethinking the Cognitive Turn

Rethinking Practice as Research

Conclusion

Back Matter

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