{"product_id":"9780367205331","title":"Bodies and Transformance in Taiwanese Contemporary Theater","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBodies and Transformance in Taiwanese Contemporary Theater\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeilin Liang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBodies and Transformance in Taiwanese \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheater\u003c\/em\u003e, Peilin Liang develops a theory of bodily transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProposing the concept of transformance, a conscious and rigorous process of self-cultivation toward a reconceptualized body, Liang shows how theater practitioners of minoritized cultures adopt transformance as a strategy to counteract the embodied practices of ideological and economic hegemony. This book observes key Taiwanese contemporary theater practitioners at work in forging five reconceptualized bodies: the energized, the rhythmic, the ritualized, the joyous, and the (re)productive. By focusing on the development of transformance between the years of 2000–2008, a tumultuous political watershed in Taiwan’s history, the author succeeds in bridging postcolonialism and interculturalism in her conceptual framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for scholars of Asian and postcolonial theater, \u003cem\u003eBodies and Transformance in Taiwanese \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheater \u003c\/em\u003eshows how transformance, rather than performance, calibrates with far greater precision and acuity the state of the body and the culture that it seeks to create. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeilin Liang\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore. She is the director of \u003ci\u003eA Home on the Island\u003c\/i\u003e, a transnational Practice as Research (PaR) project in applied theater. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eTheatre Topics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Research International\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContemporary Theatre Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterAsia Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePerformance Research\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eResearch in Drama Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 July 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780367205331\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e158\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.63\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63540794196108,"sku":"9780367205331","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780367205331","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}