Acting and its Refusal in Theatre and Film

<p>Acting has traditionally been considered a form of pretending or falsehood compared with the so-called reality or truth of everyday life. Yet in the postmodern era a reversal has occurred - real life is revealed as something acted and acting is where people have begun to search for truth. <em>In Acting and its Refusal in Theatre and Film</em> Marian McCurdy considers the ethical desire of refusing to act - which results from blurred boundaries of acting and living - and examines how real life and performance are intertwined. Offering a number of in-depth case studies the book contextualizes refusals of acting on stage and screen and engages in an analysis of fascist theatricality sexual theatricality and the refusal of theatricality altogether.</p>