What is it about?
Performative writing is a genre of critical writing that combines philosophy, aesthetics, and personal narrative in the service of elucidating art. This essay recounts some of the key factors in its development.
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Why is it important?
This essay is a contribution to the 'history of the field' of Performance Studies.
Perspectives
Although I no longer create performative writing, the genre has many adherents and is likely to continue to influence the field of Performance Studies.
Peggy Phelan
Stanford University
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This page is a summary of: A Second Take, TDR/The Drama Review, June 2024, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1054204324000121.
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