{"product_id":"contemporary-readings-in-global-performances-of-shakespeare-9781350410855","title":"Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise guide to global performances of Shakespeare, this volume combines methodologies of dramaturgy, film and performance studies, critical race and gender studies and anthropological thick description.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This companion guides students from critical methodologies through big pictures of global Shakespeare to case studies that employ these methodologies. It uses a site-specific lens to examine global performances of Shakespeare on stage, on radio and on screen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as featuring methodological chapters on modernist adaptations, global cinema, multilingual productions and Shakespeare in translation, the volume includes short histories of adaptations of Shakespeare in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Arab world, India, the Slavic world, Iran, Afghanistan and the Farsi-speaking diaspora. It uses these micro-historical narratives to demonstrate the value of local knowledge by analysing the relationships between Shakespeare and his modern interlocutors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally, thematically organized case studies apply the methodologies to analyse key productions in Brazil, Korea, Yemen, Kuwait, China and elsewhere. The final chapter considers pedagogical strategies in a global setting. These chapters showcase the \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e of global Shakespeare studies: how do minoritized artists and audiences engage with Shakespeare? And how do we analyse the diverse and polyphonic performances with an eye towards equity and social justice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexa Alice Joubin \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Theatre, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., USA. She is the inaugural recipient of the bell hooks Legacy Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914808824082,"sku":"9781350410855","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31c4fa6f-6992-4be0-a927-c0b690c6376e.jpg?v=1738819943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/contemporary-readings-in-global-performances-of-shakespeare-9781350410855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}