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OverviewIn National Performance, Erin Hurley examines the complex relationship between performance and national identity. How do theatrical performances represent the nation in which they were created? How is Quebecois performance used to define Quebec as a nation and to cultivate a sense of 'Quebec-ness' for audiences both within and outside the province? In exploring Expo 67, the critical response to Michel Tremblay's Les Belles Soeurs, Carbone 14's image-theatre, Marco Micone's writing practices, Celine Dion's popular music, and feminist performance of the 1970s and 80s, Hurley reveals the ways in which certain performances come to be understood as 'national' while others are relegated to sub-national or outsider status. Each chapter focuses on a particular historical moment in Quebec's modern history and a genre of performance emblematic of the moment, and uses these to elaborate the nature of the national performances. Winner of the Northeast Modern Language Association's Book Prize, National Performance is sophisticated yet accessible, seeking to enlarge the parameters of what counts as 'Quebecois' performance, while providing a thorough introduction to changing discourses of nation-ness in Quebec. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erin HurleyPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9781487521332ISBN 10: 1487521332 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 15 February 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Marginals, Metaphors and Mimesis National Construction: Quebec's Modernity at Expo 67 National Reflection: Michel Tremblay's Les belles-soeursand le nouveau théâtre québécois National Simulation: Marco Micone's culture immigrée National Metonymy: Arresting images in the devised works of Carbone 14 National Affection: Céline Dion Works CitedReviews'This compelling and lucidly written study makes an important contribution to Quebec and Canadian Studies, as it is certain to change the way we will henceforth recognize a performance as being national. ' - Pamela V. Sing - Canadian Literature `This compelling and lucidly written study makes an important contribution to Quebec and Canadian Studies, as it is certain to change the way we will henceforth recognize a performance as being national. ' -- Pamela V. Sing * Canadian Literature * 'This compelling and lucidly written study makes an important contribution to Quebec and Canadian Studies, as it is certain to change the way we will henceforth recognize a performance as being national. ' -- Pamela V. Sing * Canadian Literature * Author InformationErin Hurley is a professor of drama and theatre in the Department of English at McGill University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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