Reconsidering Performativity, Performance and Imagination

A Possibility in Erasing the Difference

Bibliographic Data

ID14956653
AuthorsH M Tapaswi (corresponding author), Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities MAHE Doctoral research scholar, Tapaswi H M (0000-0002-6867-6088)
Year2018
Volume10
Issue1
Publication date2018-02-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0975-2935 • E-ISSN: 0975-2935
PublisherAesthetics Media Services (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21659/rupkatha.v10n1.04
OpenAlexW2799283391
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

The overarching history of the term 'performativity' seems to have undergone variety of meaning starting from linguistic studies to gender. This variation in meaning, however, seems to differentiate the term 'performativity' from the other term which has the same root word, i.e. 'performance'. The association between 'performativity' and 'performance' doesn't seem to be studied extensively with reference to theatre. This article tries to examine the possible connection between these two terms and the role of imagination in the process of connecting these two terms. Taking into the account the idea of transformation of actor into a character and the role of imagination this article examines the subtleties of performance and performativity. The article discusses this connection with the help of an example from the mid-sixteenth century

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Performativity · Sociology · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Mathematics · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History

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