E. Essin

Stage Designers in Early Twentieth-Century America (eBook, PDF)

Artists, Activists, Cultural Critics

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137108395
• Artikelnr.: 46754177

Autorenporträt

Christin Essin is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre History at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"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