Engaging Audiences
Author | : B. McConachie |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2008-11-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230617025 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230617026 |
Rating | : 4/5 (026 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Engaging Audiences by : B. McConachie
Download or read book Engaging Audiences written by B. McConachie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.