The Feminist Spectator as Critic

by Jill Dolan

Extends the feminist analysis of representation to the realm of performance

Genres: Theatre, Nonfiction, Feminist Theory

154 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Claudia]

This was a great intro into fem theory in theater. So glad my professor made us read so many theory lit.

[Jamjun Rorsoongnern]

This book is my guiding light, and I adore it. Dolan artfully connects classic theater theory with feminist theory, integrating insights from a diverse group of remarkable scholars across different fields and ideologies. I appreciate a scholarship that is expansive, instructive, highly intertextual, and encourages growth. Her introduction to the second edition further contextualizes and reinterprets the writing in light of some uhh aging in the writing.

[Katherine Bracy]

holy shit this took me forever to read. BUT i loved this book and while you can definitely see some cracks where it’s a bit outdated, this was a wonderful introduction for me into feminist theatre!!

[Lucy Cleere]

Thank you for carrying me through my thesis

[Ulrika]

Intressant bok, kort och lätt att hänga med i även om man inte är helt insatt. Den är lik och tar i ganska stor mån upp samma exempel som feminism and theatre av Case men båda är klart läsvärda, både om man studerar teater eller helt enkelt är intresserad av ämnet.