Ting-Wu Hu Mini Course -Interpretive Methods in the Study of Politics: Narrative and Performance
Performance and Interpretation: Performer, Audience, and the Global
Description: The final lecture reintegrates performance in politics with interpretation. Performer(s) themselves interpret narratives, scripts and codes through embodiment: gesture, voice, and costume. At the same time, the performance is interpreted by audiences, which may have different tastes, assumptions, and codes. This lecture explores the ways in which interpretation can either work well or fall flat, and the degree to which different kinds of narratives and performances are either restricted to particular environments or have more widespread cross-cultural appeal.