Cities of the Dead by Joseph Roach

Cities of the Dead by Joseph Roach

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Summary

Joseph Roach reveals how performance can revise the unwritten past, comparing patterns of remembrance and forgetting in how communities forge their identities and imagine their futures. He examines the syncretic performance traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas in the urban sites of London and New Orleans.

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Cities of the Dead by Joseph Roach

Joseph Roach reveals how performance can revise the unwritten past, comparing patterns of remembrance and forgetting in how communities forge their identities and imagine their futures. He examines the syncretic performance traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas in the urban sites of London and New Orleans.
Joseph Roach is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Theater and professor emeritus of English at Yale University. His books include It (2007) and The Player’s Passion: Studies in the Science of Acting (1985).
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ISBN 13 9780231203876
ISBN 10 023120387X
Title Cities of the Dead
Author Joseph Roach
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 2021-11-30
Number of pages 352
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