Preface to the Instructor
Preface to the Student
PART 1: Performance Studies in Perspective
Chapter 1: Understanding Performance
Chapter 2: A Definition of Performance Studies
Chapter 3: A Historical Account of Performance Studies
Chapter 4: Everyday Storytelling
PART 2: Exploring the Aesthetic Communication of Others
Chapter 5: The Dramatistic Approach
Chapter 6: The Voice and Body as Analytic Tools
Chapter 7: Empathy: The Understanding and Sharing of Feelings
PART 3: The Nature of Aesthetic Texts in Aesthetic Transactions
Chapter 8: The Language of Aesthetic Texts in Aesthetic Transactions
Chapter 9: The Structures of Aesthetic Texts in Aesthetic Transactions
PART 4: The Audience and the Expanding Aesthetic
Chapter 10: The Performance Role of the Audience
Chapter 11: The Expanding Aesthetic of Performance Art
Chapter 12: The Evaluative Role of the Audience
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Aesthetic Texts for Discussion
Appendix B: Sample Dramatistic Analysis
Glossary
Index
