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Cover 1 Half Title, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright 3 Contents 7 List of figures 8 Acknowledgements 10 Introduction 13 1. Locating solo performance 33 2. The martyr: dramaturgies of endurance, exhaustion and confession 62 3. The pariah: queer outcasts and the politics of wounded attachment 91 4. The killjoy: public unhappiness and theatrical scapegoats 118 5. The stranger: performing ‘out-of-placeness’ in the UK and Europe 144 6. The misfit: illness, disability and ‘improper’ subjects 173 7. The optimist: alternatives in the here and now 201 Conclusion 230 References 235 Index 256 Publisher:Manchester University Press,Published:2019,ISBN:9781526113719,Language:English,OCLC:1081011649 Queer expectations is a study of contemporary solo performance in the UK and Western Europe that explores the contentious relationship between identity, individuality and neoliberalism. With diverse case studies featuring the work of La Ribot, David Hoyle, Oreet Ashery, Bridget Christie, Tanja Ostojic, Adrian Howells and Nassim Soleimanpour, the book examines the role of singular or ‘exceptional’ subjects in constructing and challenging assumed notions of communal sociability and togetherness, while

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Author

Greer, Stephen

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781526113696

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, History, Sports