Engaging audiences: a cognitive approach to spectating in the theatre

Engaging audiences: a cognitive approach to spectating in the theatre

McConachie, Bruce

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This book provides an introduction to spectator response from the perspectiveof cognitive science, using insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy, and memory in theatregoing. BRUCE MCCONACHIE is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at the University of. Pittsburgh, USA. INDICE: Introduction - General Cognition for Theatre Audiences - Social Cognition in Spectating - Cultural Cognition in History - Epilogue: Writing Cognitive Audience Histories

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-11673-3
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés