FoucaultS Theatres

The volume contributes to a new articulation of theatre and performance studies via Foucaults critical thought. With cutting edge studies by established and emerging writers in areas such as dramaturgy, film, music, cultural history and journalism, the volume aims to be accessible for both experienced researchers and advanced students encountering Foucaults work for the first time. The introduction sets out a thorough and informative assessment of Foucaults relevance to theatre and performance studies and to our present cultural moment it rereads his profound engagement with questions of truth, power and politics, in light of previously unknown writings and lectures set in relation to current political and cultural concerns. Unique to this volume is the discovery of a theatrical Foucault - the profound affinity of his thinking with questions of performativity. This discovery makes accessible the performance turn to readers of Foucault, while opening up ways of reading Foucaults oeuvre theatrically. -- .