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- Spans cultural developments from prehistoric ritual to theatre and film
- Provides extensive and accessible coverage of key terms
- Includes timelines, geographical maps, emblematic pictures, charts and reflective prompts
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“From its fascinating exploration of prehistoric mimetic human expression to its provocative considerations of twenty-first century “acts” of terror, Mark Pizzato’s Mapping Global Theatre Histories offers a remarkably original and interdisciplinary approach to understanding theatrical performance throughout human history. Its innovative structure encourages trans-historical and cross-cultural thinking and is likely to inspire the creation of new or significantly revisedmethods of teaching theatre history.” (Cheryl Black, Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair in Fine and Performing Arts, University of Missouri, USA)
“A terrific book. Start with the title: “Mapping” promises active exploration, modeling how historians work. The lively writing fulfills that promise, joining the what of history to the how and why. Generously expansive, Mapping Global Theatre Histories combines genuinely world-wide coverage, thought-provoking contemporary references, and stimulating insights from science, teasing out the theatricality embedded in human evolution and the brain’s neural networks.” (David Carlyon, independent scholar and award-winning author of Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You’ve Never Heard Of and Education of a Circus Clown: Mentors, Audiences, Mistakes)
“Dr. Mark Pizzato’s Mapping Global Theatre Histories is a comprehensive and deeply researched text on the subject of World Theatre History. Students and researchers will find the work exceptional in its accessibility and depth. The text covers a wide-range of topics from pre-history to the postcolonial that cross cultures, identities and strategies of analysis. The work will be a welcomed addition to any library of theatre and performance studies.” (Matthew Causey, Professor in Drama and Head of the School of Creative Arts, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
“Fresh and accessible yet rigorous and thorough, Mapping Global Theatre Histories offers an exciting resource for teaching theatre and performance studies.” (Sara Brady, Associate Professor, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, USA, and Managing Editor of TDR: The Drama Review)
“As a student in the 80s, I was raised on “Brockett” and now use that text in my classroom; however, conversations have shifted to focus more on the cultural and political forces thatconstitute the theatre of its day. With Mapping Global Theatre Histories, Mark Pizzato expands the context of theatre history, including chapters on cognitive science, Middle Eastern and African rituals and other indigenous performance forms to international Post-Modernist trends. Pizzato's text offers a broader geographic and intellectual framework than earlier texts in a context that is new and ambitious.” (Felicia J. Ruff, Department Chair and Professor of Theatre at Wagner College, USA)
“Pizzato’s unique format offers experienced theatre history teachers the opportunity to use the text to support their own lectures, rather than having to tailor their lectures to fit a text. Overall, the text serves as a resource of theatrical events and personages, allowing faculty and students to create their own narrative.” (Susan Kattwinkel, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of Charleston, USA, and teacher of theatre history for 20 years)
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Book Title: Mapping Global Theatre Histories
Authors: Mark Pizzato
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12727-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12726-8Published: 07 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12727-5Published: 02 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 322
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theatre History, Performing Arts, Global/International Theatre and Performance