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B. McConachie
Engaging Audiences [PDF ebook]
A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre

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Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce Mc Conachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.

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Table of Content

Introduction General Cognition for Theatre Audiences Social Cognition in Spectating Cultural Cognition in History Epilogue: Writing Cognitive Audience Histories

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BRUCE Mc OCNACHIE is Professor and Chair of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 248 ● ISBN 9780230617025 ● File size 3.2 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2008 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4991609 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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