Engaging Audiences: A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance) - Softcover

McConachie, B.

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9781349376391: Engaging Audiences: A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
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ISBN 10: 1349376396 ISBN 13: 9781349376391
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.

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About the Author

BRUCE McOCNACHIE is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1349376396
ISBN 13 
9781349376391
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
257
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