{"product_id":"9781041203803","title":"Perform or Else From Discipline to Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePerform or Else\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Discipline to Performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJon McKenzie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 25th anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003ePerform of Else\u003c\/i\u003e contains the original text which brings together discourses of performance studies, performance management, and technology, and provides new contextual material for contemporary readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition, Jon McKenzie’s groundbreaking work is revisited with fresh perspectives and additional materials that deepen its relevance for today’s audience. The book explores the interconnected paradigms of cultural, organisational, and technological performance, demonstrating how they collectively exert powerful and often contradictory pressures to \"perform...or else.\" Alongside the original text, this book provides new contextual materials to update and extend the book's relevance for contemporary readers, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimothy Edkins’ ‘User Guide to \u003ci\u003ePerform or Else,’\u003c\/i\u003e offering readers a highly detailed and nuanced guide to reading the book;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdkins’ interview with the author, ‘Making \u003ci\u003ePerform\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eor Else\u003c\/i\u003e,’ which focuses on the origins and development of the book within the context of experimental theory and transmedia arts and activism of the 1980s and 90s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e“The Revelations of Dr. Kx4l3ndj3r” – a short sequel to the original text.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering an invaluable and unique contribution to the field of performance studies, this makes for essential reading for both academics and students on Performance Studies and Performance Design courses. It would also be of interest to those in the fields of Organisational Psychology, Science and Technology Studies and Media Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Practice at Cornell University, USA, and Director of StudioLab. StudioLab collaborates with community organizations, non-profit and non-governmental organizations in both the US and abroad. Jon is also Faculty Affiliate with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Edkins\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Politics and International Politics in the Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London, UK. He completed his PhD at Queen Mary’s Department of Drama, with secondary supervision in the School of Business and Management. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 December 2026\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\u003e9781041203803\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e452\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534393458828,"sku":"9781041203803","price":60.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041203803","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}