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War as Performance - Conflicts in Iraq and Political Theatricality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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War as Performance - Conflicts in Iraq and Political Theatricality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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This book examines performance in the context of the 2003 Iraq War
and subsequent conflicts with Daesh, or the so-called Islamic
State. Working within a theater and performance studies lens, it
analyzes adaptations of Greek tragedy, documentary theater,
political performances by the Bush administration, protest
performances, satiric news television programs, and
post-apocalyptic narratives in popular culture. By considering
performance across genre and media, War as Performance offers an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture, warfare, and
militarization, and argues that spectacular and banal aesthetics of
contemporary war positions performance as a practice struggling to
distance itself from appropriation by the military for violent
ends. Contemporary warfare has infiltrated our narratives to such
an extent that it holds performance hostage. As lines between the
military and performance weaken, this book analyzes how performance
responds to and potentially shapes war and conflict in the new
century.
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