Stage Designers in Early Twentieth-Century America - Artists, Activists, Cultural Critics

Zusatztext "The originality of this lucid study by Essin is how she places that aesthetic movement in a broader cultural context . . . Essin's research is thorough! her writing is engaging! and her insights are rewarding. Summing Up: Recommended. For all academic! general! and professional/practitioner audiences." - CHOICE Informationen zum Autor Christin Essin is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre History at Vanderbilt University, USA. Klappentext By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Zusammenfassung By casting designers as authors! cultural critics! activists! entrepreneurs! and global cartographers! Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page! stage! and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Design as Cultural History 1. The Designer as Author 2. The Designer as Cultural Critic 3. The Designer as Activist 4. The Designer as Entrepreneur 5. The Designer as Global Cartographer

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Introduction: Design as Cultural History 1. The Designer as Author 2. The Designer as Cultural Critic 3. The Designer as Activist 4. The Designer as Entrepreneur 5. The Designer as Global Cartographer

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"The originality of this lucid study by Essin is how she places that aesthetic movement in a broader cultural context . . . Essin's research is thorough, her writing is engaging, and her insights are rewarding. Summing Up: Recommended. For all academic, general, and professional/practitioner audiences." - CHOICE

Product details

• Authors: Christin Essin, E Essin, E. Essin
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2015
• EAN: 9781137496645
• ISBN: 978-1-137-49664-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History; Palgrave Studies in Theatre an; Palgrave Studies in Theatre an; Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte, Darstellende Künste, B, Cultural History, History, Performing Arts, Social & cultural history, History of the Americas, History, Modern, Civilization—History, Modern History, Theatre and Performance Arts, America—History, Theater—History, Theatre History, United States—History, US History, Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection