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035			_a(OCoLC)1261624108
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
100	1		_aEscobar, Miguel _c(Theater researcher), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTheater as Data : _bComputational Journeys into Theater Research / _cMiguel Escobar Varela.
264		1	_aAnn Arbor : _bUniversity of Michigan Press, _c2021.
264		3	_aBaltimore, Md. : _bProject MUSE, _c2021
264		4	_c©2021.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_a"In Theater as Data, Miguel Escobar Varela explores the use of computational methods and digital data in theater research. He considers the implications of these new approaches, and explains the roles that statistics and visualizations play. Reflecting on recent debates in the humanities, the author suggests that there are two ways of using data, both of which have a place in theater research. Data-driven methods are closer to the pursuit of verifiable results common in the sciences; and data-assisted methods are closer to the interpretive traditions of the humanities. The book surveys four major areas within theater scholarship: texts (not only playscripts but also theater reviews and program booklets); relationships (both the links between fictional characters and the collaborative networks of artists and producers; motion (the movement of performers and objects on stage); and locations (the coordinates of performance events, venues, and touring circuits). Theater as Data examines important contributions to theater studies from similar computational research, including in classical French drama, collaboration networks in Australian theater, contemporary Portuguese choreography, and global productions of Ibsen. This overview is complemented by short descriptions of the author's own work in the computational analysis of theater practices in Singapore and Indonesia. The author ends by considering the future of computational theater research, underlining the importance of open data and digital sustainability practices, and encouraging readers to consider the benefits of learning to code. A web companion offers illustrative data, programming tutorials, and videos"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aComputers in the theater. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01742562
650		7	_aPerforming Arts. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPerforming Arts / Theater / History & Criticism. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aComputers in the theater.
650		0	_aTheater _xResearch _xMethodology.
650		0	_aTheater _xResearch _xData processing.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aMichigan Publishing (University of Michigan), _epublisher.
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/85153/
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