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050 14 $aPN2445$b.S26 2018
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100 1 $aSantana, Analola,$eauthor.
245 10 $aFreak performances :$bdissidence in Latin American theater /$cAnalola Santana.
264 1 $aAnn Arbor :$bUniversity of Michigan Press,$c2018.
264 4 $c©2018
300 $a256 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The figure of the freak as perceived by the Western gaze has always been a part of the Latin American imaginary, from the letters that Columbus wrote about his encounters with dog-faced people to Shakespeare's Caliban. The freak acquires greater significance in a globalized, neoliberal world that defines the "abnormal" as one who does not conform mentally, physically, or emotionally and is unable or unwilling to follow the economic and cultural norms of the institutions in power. Freak Performances examines the continuing effects of colonialism on modern Latin American identities, with a particular focus on the way it has constructed the body of the other through performance. Theater questions the representations of these bodies, as it enables the empowerment of the silenced other; the freak as a spectacle of otherness finds in performance an opportunity for re-appropriation by artists resisting the dominant authority. Through an analysis of experimental theater, dance theater, performance art, and gallery-based installation art across eight countries, Analola Santana explores the theoretical issues shaped by the encounters and negotiations between different bodies in the current Latin American landscape"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntro; Contents; Introduction. The Freak Onstage: From Colonialism to Neoliberalism; One. From Monster to Freak: A Latin American Genealogy of Corporeal Difference; Two. Danger Unleashed: The Pathology of Difference as Deviance in the Latin American Neoliberal State; Three. The Savage Exotic: Gender and Class in the Construction of Freakery; Four. Violence and Politics on the Freak: The Perversion of Citizenship; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
650 0 $aTheater$xPolitical aspects$zLatin America.
650 0 $aTheater and society$zLatin America.
650 0 $aMonsters in the theater.
650 0 $aOther (Philosophy) in the performing arts.
650 0 $aPostcolonialism$xSocial aspects$zLatin America.
852 00 $bglx$hPN2445$i.S26 2018