{"product_id":"performance-and-professional-wrestling-9781138937239","title":"Performance and Professional Wrestling","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Broderick Chow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerformance and Professional Wrestling\u003c\/i\u003e is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAudience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCirculation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLucha\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGender\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQueerness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBodies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, \u003cem\u003ePerformance and Professional Wrestling \u003c\/em\u003emakes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237680144535,"sku":"9781138937239","price":3435.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138937239.webp?v=1769217272","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/performance-and-professional-wrestling-9781138937239","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}