National Performance

National PerformanceAuthor: Erin Hurley ISBN: 9781487521332 Publisher: University of Toronto Press Year first published: 15 Feb 2017 Pages: 256 Format: Paperback softback In National Performance, Erin Hurley examines the complex relationship between performance and national identity. How do theatrical performances represent the nation in which they were created? How is Quebecois performance used to define Quebec as a nation and to cultivate a sense of 'Quebec ness' for

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if followed

when they fail

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Michael learns that Kensuke has created an extraordinary bond with the island and its inhabitants - a group of orangutans

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a more sophisticated form of consolidating existing systems

the prevailing narrative that has sought to replace "market fundamentalism" and humanize the "savage capitalism" imposed by neoliberal dogmatism