Engaging Audiences A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre |
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| Author:
| McConachie, Bruce A. |
| Series title: | Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-60988-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.