Performative Realism: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Media
In these eight essays, contributors examine the links between identity and performance, in which becoming the subject is defined more by what one does than by what one is. Topics include the political potential of performance in Christophe Schlingensief's electioneering circus, performance acts in Medea and Dogville and the sense of realis, the work of Sam Saif's and Phie Ambo's Family, performance in two Danish photo books from the 1970s, the work of Hayley Newman and Tanja Ostojic,...
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Introduction7Playing the media keyboard : the political potential of performativity in Christoph Schlingensief's electioneering circus19The performative acts in Medea and Dogville and the sense of "realism" in new media51Performativity and documentary : Sami Saif's and Phie Ambo's Family and performativity85Performing the everyday : two Danish photo books from the 1970s117Inventing reality : on truth and lies in the work of Hayley Newman145Making real : strategies of performing performativity on Tanja Ostojic's Looking for a husband with an EU passport181Between image and stage : the theatricality and performativity of installation art209A combination and not a contradiction : Gertrude Stein's performative aesthetics235It's live : performativity and role-playing269
