Curiosity or contempt: On spectacle, the human, and activism

Theatre Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 591-611

  Kershaw, Baz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PARIP (Practice as Research in Performance)

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EID: 34248348215     PISSN: 01922882     EISSN: 1086332X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tj.2003.0170     Document Type: Article

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