Abstract:I approach Raymond Williams as a historical figure (d. 1988), and consider his ideas to be 'residual' in our field (to invoke one of his key concepts that I will discuss further). Even so, or perhaps equally so, the discipline of theatre and performance studies continues to draw on his work in productive ways. For example, a special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review (2013) entitled Alphabet: A Lexicon of Theatre and Performance was conceived as a tribute to the memory of theatre scholar David Bradby, but it… Show more
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