The Memory Marketplace: Witnessing Pain in Contemporary Irish and International Theatre

by Emilie Pine

Book Overview

What happens when cultural memory becomes a commodity? Who owns the memory? In The Memory Marketplace, Emilie Pine explores how memory is performed both in Ireland and abroad by considering the significant body of contemporary Irish theatre that contends with its own culture and history. Analyzing examples from this realm of theatre, Pine focuses on the idea of witnesses, both as performers on stage and as members of the audience. Whose...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253049504
• ISBN13: 9780253049506
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher