Overview
The world of theatre criticism is rapidly changing in its form, function
and modes of operation in the twenty-first century. The dominance of
the internet has led to a growing trend of selfappointed theatre critics
and bloggers who are changing the focus and purpose of the discussion
around live performance. Even though the blogosphere has garnered
suspicion and hostility from some mainstream newspaper critics, it has
also provided significant intellectual and ideological challenges to the
increasingly conservative profile of the professional critic. This book
features 16 commissioned contributions from scholars, arts journalists
and bloggers, as well as a small selection of innovative critical
practice. Authors from Australia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Latvia, Russia, the UK and the US share their perspectives on
relevant historical, theoretical and political contexts influencing the
development of the discipline, as well as specific aspects of the
contemporary practices and genres of theatre criticism. The book
features an introductory essay by its editor, Duska Radosavljevic.