Text and Performance Quarterly
Scope & Guideline
Innovating Interdisciplinary Research in Textual Studies
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Performance Studies and Cultural Analysis:
The journal focuses on the study of performance as a cultural phenomenon, analyzing its role in shaping identities, narratives, and societal structures. - Interdisciplinary Methodologies:
It embraces a variety of methodologies from fields such as theater studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and queer studies, promoting innovative approaches to performance research. - Embodiment and Materiality:
A significant emphasis is placed on the embodied nature of performance, exploring how physicality and materiality influence both the creation and reception of performative acts. - Pedagogical Approaches:
The journal frequently discusses performance pedagogy, examining how performance can be utilized as a tool for teaching and learning in various educational contexts. - Social Justice and Activism:
An important theme is the exploration of performance as a means of social critique and activism, addressing issues of race, gender, sexuality, and class. - Temporal and Spatial Dynamics:
The journal investigates how time and space affect performance, including the implications of site-specific works and the temporal aspects of performance practices.
Trending and Emerging
- Digital and Online Performance:
There is a growing focus on digital performance and its implications, particularly in the context of social media and virtual spaces, highlighting how technology reshapes performance practices. - Intersectionality and Identity Politics:
Emerging themes explore the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class within performance, emphasizing the importance of diverse voices and stories in contemporary performance studies. - Affective and Embodied Experiences:
Recent works increasingly examine the affective dimensions of performance, emphasizing how embodied experiences influence audience engagement and emotional resonance. - Community and Collaborative Performance:
There is a trend towards exploring community-based and collaborative performance practices, reflecting a shift towards inclusivity and collective creativity in the arts. - Environmental and Ecological Performance:
An increasing number of publications are addressing environmental issues through performance, focusing on the role of art in raising awareness about ecological crises and sustainability. - Critical Pedagogy and Activist Performance:
Emerging research highlights the role of performance in education as a tool for critical pedagogy and social activism, emphasizing performative practices that challenge existing power structures.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Theater Criticism:
There is a noticeable decline in papers focused solely on traditional theater criticism, as the journal shifts towards more contemporary and experimental forms of performance. - Historical Performance Studies:
Research that strictly adheres to historical performance studies seems to be less frequent, indicating a potential shift towards more current and relevant performance practices. - Purely Academic Discourse:
The journal appears to be moving away from purely academic discourse, favoring more practical, performative, and experiential approaches to research. - Conventional Narrative Structures:
There is a decrease in works that rely on conventional narrative structures, as the journal explores more avant-garde and non-linear forms of storytelling in performance.
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