Cosmopolitanism, theatre, and the Philippines : performing community in a world of strangers /

Statement of responsibility: Sir Anril Pineda Tiatco.

by Tiatco, Sir Anril Pineda [author.]; University of the Philippines Press [publisher.].

Type:

BookPublisher: Diliman, Quezon City : The University of the Philippines Press, c2018Description: xv, 257 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9789715428668.Subject(s): Theater -- Philippines -- Manila -- History

| Manila (Philippines) -- Social life and customs

Contents:

Envisioning cosmopolitanism in/and the theatre -- Performing national theatre -- Performing communion -- Performing the familiar and the unfamiliar -- Onstage : the call center -- Onstage : the domestic laborer -- Onstage : the bakla

Language/Translation Info: In EnglishSummary: "...an attempt toward a theorization of cosmopolitanism via Philippne theatre. The book's concept is premised on a sense of belonging in a community of strangers; this comes from the firm conviction that theatre, by nature, prepares its audience to engage in a community which is both local and global. The vibrant Manila theatre scene is used as takeoff point in articulating this argument..."

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books, Monographs	Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings	PN 2916 T53 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	18786

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) and index.

In English.

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