Discourse As Performance
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Discourse As Performance
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Author : Michael Issacharoff
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1989
Discourse As Performance written by Michael Issacharoff and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Literary Criticism categories.
One of the first books to apply contemporary linguistic and semiotic research to drama, Discourse as Performance is an investigation into theatrical discourse - the specifically theatrical use of language in the broadest sense, from verbal utterance to non verbal uses comprising the visual elements of gesture, facial expression, movement, costume, players' bodies, properties, and decor. The book is in three parts. In the first part, the author deals with theatrical discourse proper and distinguishes between its two main modes: dialogue and stage directions. Both modes address the problem of the specificity of theatrical discourse in contrast to other types of discourse, both literary and non-literary. The dialogue raises the questions of who speaks in a play (author, characters, actors) and to whom; the stage directions raise the question of reading a play, as opposed to seeing it performed onstage. The author links these issues to speech act theory and intertextuality.
The Power Of Discourse In Ritual Performance
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Author : Ulrich Demmer
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2007
The Power Of Discourse In Ritual Performance written by Ulrich Demmer and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
This volume focuses on the ways discourse is used in ritual performances as an important medium of power, enabling speakers/actors to construct, redefine and transform interpersonal relationships, cultural concepts and worldviews. The various case studies gathered here, from South Asia, South East Asia, Africa and South America, show that recent developments in linguistic anthropology, ritual theory and performance studies provide new conceptual tools to take a fresh look at these issues. Foregrounding pragmatic approaches to language and discourse, they explore the social dynamics of rhetorical discourse, text and context, normativity and creativity, the poetics of dialogue and speech, as well as the manifold interactions of speakers, addressees and audience. The volume thus embraces both the micro-level of speech activities as well as the macro-level of social and political relationships and brings out the subtle workings of control, authority, and power in situations marked as ritual. The contributions, all based on extensive fieldwork, include many concrete samples of speech and discourse which give an authentic impression of the different voices and make for vivid reading.
The Performance Of Power
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Author : Sue-Ellen Case
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 1991-05-01
The Performance Of Power written by Sue-Ellen Case and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-05-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Recently in the field of theatre studies there has been an increasing amount of debate and dissonance regarding the borders of its territory, its methodologies, subject matter, and scholarly perspectives. The nature of this debate could be termed "political" and, in fact, concerns "the performance of power"—the struggle over power relations embedded in texts, methodologies, and the academy itself. This striking new collection of nineteen divergent essays represents this performance of power and the way in which the recent convergence of new critical theories with historical studies has politicized the study of the theatre. Neither play text, performance, nor scholarship and teaching can safely reside any longer in the "free," politically neutral, self-signifying realm of the aesthetic. Politicizing theatrical discourse means that both the hermeneutics and the histories of theatre reveal the role of ideology and power dynamics. New strategies and concepts—and a vital new phase of awareness—appear in these illuminating essays. A variety of historical periods, from the Renaissance through the Victorian and up to the most contemporary work of the Wooster group, illustrate the ways in which contemporary strategies do not require contemporary texts and performances but can combine with historical methods and subjects to produce new theatrical discourse.
Speech Act Performance
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Author : Alicia Martínez-Flor
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2010-02-10
Speech Act Performance written by Alicia Martínez-Flor and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Speech acts are an important and integral part of day-to-day life in all languages. In language acquisition, the need to teach speech acts in a target language has been demonstrated in studies conducted in the field of interlanguage pragmatics which indicate that the performance of speech acts may differ considerably from culture to culture, thus creating communication difficulties in cross-cultural encounters. Considering these concerns, the aim of this volume is two-fold: to deal with those theoretical approaches that inform the process of learning speech acts in particular contextual and cultural settings; and, secondly, to present a variety of methodological proposals, grounded on research-based ideas, for the teaching of the major speech acts in second/foreign language classrooms. This volume is a valuable theoretical and practical resource not only for researchers, teachers and students interested in speech act learning/teaching but also for textbook writers wishing to have an informed opinion on the pedagogical implications derived from research on speech act performance.
Television Talk Shows
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Author : Andrew Tolson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2001-06
Television Talk Shows written by Andrew Tolson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06 with History categories.
This study provides a deconstruction of the actual "talk" of television talk shows, and seeks to demonstrate how this "talk" is a dramatic performance: discursive dynamics fed by the host of the show with certain formulaic progress designed to get the audience hyped up.
Circus As Multimodal Discourse
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Author : Paul Bouissac
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-10-11
Circus As Multimodal Discourse written by Paul Bouissac and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Now available in paperback, this volume presents a theory of the circus as a secular ritual and introduces a method to analyze its performances as multimodal discourse. The book's fifteen chapters cover the range of circus specialties (magic, domestic and wild animal training, acrobatics, and clowning) and provide examples to show how cultural meaning is produced, extended and amplified by circus performances. Bouissac is one of the world's leading authorities on circus ethnography and semiotics and this work is grounded on research conducted over a 50 year span in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. It concludes with a reflection on the potentially subversive power of this discourse and its contemporary use by activists. Throughout, it endeavours to develop an analytical approach that is mindful of the epistemological traps of both positivism and postmodernist license. It brings semiotics and ethnography to bear on the realm of the circus.
Theatrical Speech Acts Performing Language
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Author : Erika Fischer-Lichte
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-01-10
Theatrical Speech Acts Performing Language written by Erika Fischer-Lichte and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Theatrical Speech Acts: Performing Language explores the significance and impact of words in performance, probing how language functions in theatrical scenarios, what it can achieve under particular conditions, and what kinds of problems may arise as a result. Presenting case studies from around the globe—spanning Argentina, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, the UK and the US—the authors explore key issues related to theatrical speech acts, such as (post)colonial language politics; histories, practices and theories of translation for/in performance; as well as practices and processes of embodiment. With scholars from different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds examining theatrical speech acts—their preconditions, their cultural and bodily dimensions as well as their manifold political effects—the book introduces readers to a crucial linguistic dimension of historical and contemporary processes of interweaving performance cultures. Ideal for drama, theater, performance, and translation scholars worldwide, Theatrical Speech Acts opens up a unique perspective on the transformative power of language in performance.
Discourse Structure And Performance Effiency In Interactive And Noninteractive Spoken Modalities
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Author : Sharon Oviatt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Discourse Structure And Performance Effiency In Interactive And Noninteractive Spoken Modalities written by Sharon Oviatt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
Dramatic Discourse
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Author : Vimala Herman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-06-20
Dramatic Discourse written by Vimala Herman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Whilst poetry and fiction have been subjected to extensive linguistic analysis, drama has long remained a neglected field for detailed study. Vimala Herman argues that drama should be of particular interest to linguists because of its form, dialogue and subsequent translation into performance. The subsequent interaction that occurs on stage is a rich and fruitful source of analysis and can be studied by using discourse methods that linguists employ for real-life interaction. Shakespeare, Pinter, Osborne, Beckett, Chekhov, and Shaw are just some of the dramatists whose material is drawn upon. Each chapter contains a theoretical section in which major concepts of each framework are explained before the relevance of the framework to dramatic discourse is analyzed and explored using textual examples. This book will be of interest to undergraduates and postgraduates studying in the areas of literary linguistics and stylistics, or anyone specialising in the relationship between the text and performance.
Analysis Of Discourse And Rhetoric In Performance Measures For Research Institutions In Kansas
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Author : Trisha Gott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Analysis Of Discourse And Rhetoric In Performance Measures For Research Institutions In Kansas written by Trisha Gott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
This qualitative discourse analysis examines discourse related to performance-based measures such as, state of the state speeches, policy documents, reports, and other discourse to explore the purpose(s) higher education has in Kansas, as manifested in discourse from 1997 to 2015. The research explores discourse produced by elected and appointed state level officials related to higher education policy, purpose, and governance, with a specific focus on performance-based measures in Kansas. The purpose of this research was to understand more fully how discourse shapes and reflects understanding of the role and purpose of higher education in the state of Kansas. This study explored the power of discourse to shape a narrative in a state and influence policy and governance. Using discourse analysis as the methodological framework, this qualitative study included analysis of policy documents, speeches, reports, budgets, and other discourse related to performance-measures in Kansas. Discourse analysis, informed by political and critical discourse analysis were the primary approach to this research. Using a multiperspective approach to data analysis and coding, data was examined for themes of power, social, economic, and political influences. The study has implications for higher education policy and for policymakers, administrators, and other actors in higher education in Kansas.