2000/08/01 by Nigel Thrift, John-David Dewsbury, John-David C Dewsbury · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Diversity and Impact of Dance #Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics #Theatre and Performance Studies
paper · doi:10.1068/d1804ed
openalex publication_date 2000/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
In this introductory paper—which follows the course of the papers included in this special issue—we argue that there are currently four main apprehensions of performance. The first of those apprehensions is provided by the work of Judith Butler on performativity. We then move to a second apprehension—the rather more general notion of performance found in nonrepresentational theory, using as an example the work of Gilles Deleuze. The third apprehension of performance is that taken from work found in the discipline of performance itself. Then, the fourth apprehension concerns the reworking of academic practices as performative.