Representation and Identity from Versailles to the Present

1. The Performing Subject: Identity and Representation in the Modern and the Postmodern Eras
Alan Sikes

2. Dancing with the Sun King: The Performance of Privilege in the Reign of Louis XIV
Alan Sikes

3. “Snip Snip Here, Snip Snip There, and a Couple of Tra-La-La’s”: The Rise and Fall of the Castrato Singer
Alan Sikes

4. Liberty, Equality, Festivity: Citizen Action and the Libratory Legacy of the French Revolution
Alan Sikes

5. Smoke and Mirrors: The Hysterical Woman from Zola to Freud
Alan Sikes

6. Communism: Coming to a Screen Near You! Benjamin, Adorno, and the Politics of Mediatization
Alan Sikes

7. Conclusion: Queer Horizons—Postmodern Performativity and Political Action
Alan Sikes

Avainsanat: Earth Sciences, Geology, Theatre History, History of France, Historiography and Method, Performing Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies