Researching Popular Entertainment (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

Synopsis

Researching Popular Entertainment is an essential volume for scholars delving into the vibrant yet complex world of popular entertainment.Written by a global network of experts, this book addresses the unique challenges researchers face in this field. The often-dismissed status of popular entertainment, coupled with its reliance on physicality and improvisation over scripted performances, has meant archival and textual sources tend to be more limited than in related theatre and performance disciplines. This scarcity requires historians to find alternative pathways through the available materials to recuperate seemingly insignificant figures and performance forms from our cultural past. This book provides a candid look into the research processes of its authors, highlighting some of the approaches they have adopted to overcome these challenges. It emphasises that reading performance as entertainment is a deliberate methodological choice. Regardless of whether a work is deemed high or low art, legitimate or illegitimate, understanding how it captivates its audience is central to the study of entertainment.Readers will benefit from its in-depth analysis and practical guidance, making it an indispensable resource for anyone studying popular entertainment.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040271612

Related ISBNs:

9781040271551, 9781032566436, 9781003436546, 9781032547534

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

12/27/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Kim Baston and Jason Price

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Kim Baston

Edited by:

Jason Price