Performativity in Art, Literature, and Videogames
This book modifies the concept of performativity with media theory in order to build a rigorous method for analyzing videogame performances. Beginning with an interdisciplinary exploration of performative motifs in Western art and literary history, the bo
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Darshana Jayemanne
Performativity in Art, Literature, and Videogames
Darshana Jayemanne School of Arts, Media and Computer Games Abertay University Dundee, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-54450-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54451-9
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It takes a village to write a book: many people have contributed in various ways to making this work possible. Thanks go to my family – Nagasvari, Ranjit, Ravi, Suren and Sita Jayemanne – for unflagging support and love. The guidance and knowledge of supervisors Peter Otto and Tom Apperley has been invaluable. The editorial wisdom of Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Shaun Vigil, albeit in very different ways, is integral to what you’re reading. Ian Gouldstone, Christian McCrea and David Surman are dialectical, as are Ben Abraham, Adam Bartlett, Helen Berends, Haylie Breen, Seona Candy, Marcus Carter, Jason Chave, Justin Clemens, Michael Dieter, Alistair Duncan, Amy Espeseth, Sonia Fizek, Anthony Gardner, Seth Giddings, Dan Golding, Penelope Goodes, Huw Hallam, Simone Hine, Samantha Hinds, William Huber, Rachael Kendrick, Brendan Keogh, David Lewin, Ramon Lobato, Peter Wolf Lowe, Ben McKenzie, Aaron Mannion, Sian Mitchell, Souvik Mukherjee, Alex Murray, Amani Naseem, Angela Ndalianis, Flynn Parker-Greer, Adam Nash, Lucy Kim Van, Cristina Saiki, Leah Schwartz, Ian Seymore, B. Deak Skibinski, Luke Stickels, Emmett Stinson, Nate Tkacz, Melanie Thomson
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