Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Animals in Live Performance: Species Blindness for Emotional Surrogates

Venue: The Linkway, Level 4, John Medley

Presenters: Professor Peta Tait

Human Rights and Animal Ethics Research Network: End of Year Talk

Professor Peta Tait will discuss the significance of animals in theatrical performance from comic cuteness in Broadway hits to the provocative intimidation sought by innovative performance. It argues that while human ‘species blindness’ about depictions of other animals in theatrical performance might be indicative of the wider compartmentalization and invisibility within human daily life, the theatrical staging of emotions and affective experience contributes an additional complication to the visibility of other species.



from
https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/7777-animals-in-live-performance-species-blindness-for-emotional-surrogates

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