Engaging Audiences A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)

McConachie, B.

ISBN 10: 0230116736 / ISBN 13: 9780230116733

Published by Springer, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engaging Audiences A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230116736
• ISBN 13: 9780230116733
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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