Stanislavsky and Gender

<p><i>Stanislavsky and Gender</i> explores the intimate and complicated relationship between the enduring influence of Konstantin Stanislavsky and the evolving phenomenon of gender. This book provides new insights through historical research unpublished and newly translated materials and contemporary perspectives from diverse scholars and practitioners.</p><p>Readers will gain a nuanced understanding of how gender informs and intersects with the legacy of Konstantin Stanislavsky and its related traditions from historical feminist pedagogical intersectional and queer contexts. <i>Stanislavsky and Gender</i> combines historical and contemporary perspectives from scholars and practitioners from the UK Ireland the US Australia Russia and Brazil. Their contributions cover theatre histories her-stories emotion feminism pedagogy intersectionality race and queerness. Following each chapter contributors are joined in conversation to discuss their writing in a broader context.</p><p>Part of the Stanislavsky And… series <i>Stanislavsky and Gender</i> will be invaluable to scholars teachers students and practitioners interested in integrating perspectives on gender into their research teaching and practice of Stanislavsky's legacy and associated traditions and theatre history acting directing actor training and pedagogy more broadly.</p>