What is global theater? or, What does new media studies have to do with performance studies?

Authors

  • Abigail De Kosnik UC Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0644

Keywords:

Fan archives, Fan fiction, Fan performance, Global village, Erving Goffman, Marshall McLuhan, Performance theory

Abstract

This piece summarizes some key historical points of connection between new media studies and performance studies, beginning with Marshall McLuhan's concept of telecommunications networks as constitutive of a global theater. In combination with Kurt Lancaster's and Francesca Coppa's theories of fan works as performances, the global theater model can yield new insights into the nature and purpose of Internet fan fiction and fan fiction archives.

Author Biography

Abigail De Kosnik, UC Berkeley

Assistant Professor UC Berkeley Berkeley Center for New Media Department of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies

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Published

2015-03-15

Issue

Vol. 18 (2015)

Section

Symposium

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