Unmaking Mimesis: Essays on Feminism and Theatre

by Elin Diamond

Through a series of provocative readings of theatre theory and feminist performance Diamond demonstrates the continuing force of feminism and mimesis in critical thinking today.

Genres: Theatre, Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 19, 1997

Reviews

[Highlyeccentric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly surprised how much of this I remember years later. It was dry reading, full of both theory and texts I wasn't familiar with, but it grapples with a core tension that I am very interested in: when is realistic representation of women's pain Good (TM) and when is it not?

[Alfie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an undertaking Diamond goes on here. Certainly not a book for the unitiated in the numerous sources she pulls from (took me ages to read and understand many of the middle passages), but a great explication of mimesis across time, gender, and performance.