Engaging audiences: a cognitive approach to spectating in the theatre
McConachie, Bruce
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'Engaging Audiences' asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introducesinsights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics ofconscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers. BRUCE McOCNACHIE is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, 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: 978-0-230-60988-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 12/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés