Barnett, David (2003) Text as material? The category of ‘performativity’ in three postdramatic German theatre-texts. In: Duttlinger, Carolin, Ruprecht, Lucia and Webber, Andrew (eds.) Performance and performativity in German cultural studies. German linguistic and cultural studies, 14 . Peter Lang, Oxford, UK, pp. 137-157. ISBN 9783039101504

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Abstract

This essay investigates the performative possibilities of three German-language plays which may be considered 'postdramatic' (Jeff Koons by Rainald Goetz; The Making of. B Movie by Albert Ostermaier; and der mund ist aufgegangen by Ginka Steinwachs). The essay argues that postdramatic texts demand a very different treatment in the theatre from their dramatic counterparts in that the category of 'interpretation' requires reassessment.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	postdramatic german-language jeff koons rainald goetz making of b movie albert ostermaier mund aufgegangen ginka steinwachs performativity
Schools and Departments:	School of English > English
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PT Germanic literature
Depositing User:	David Barnett
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2008
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2018 11:13
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/1739
Google Scholar:	3 Citations

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