War as Performance
Conflicts in Iraq and Political Theatricality
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Beschreibung
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 potentiallyshapes war and conflict in the new century.
Offers a unique, interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture and warfare Puts forth new scholarship by approaching performance broadly and understanding twenty-first century warfare and performance as inextricably linked Addresses a range of performance genres not covered here, such as satirical news and post-apocalyptic narratives
Autor*in
Lindsey Mantoan
Themen in »War as Performance«
Persian Gulf War Iraq War Islamic State Daesh Cindy Sheehan Ajax in Iraq Documentary theatre The Daily Show The Colbert Report Battlestar Galactica The 100 The Hunger Games us politics