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Right This Way: A History of the Audience - by Robert Viagas


Right This Way: A History of the Audience by Robert Viagas

Pop history of audiences through the ages. Walks us through the different types of audiences and the history of their changing behaviors, what science has to say about how our brains respond to what we experience, how technology will continue to shape audiences, and why, during COVID-19, people risked a deadly virus to be part of a crowd. Drawing on perspectives from critics, performers, scholars, and many others. 256 pages.

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Publisher: Applause

Released: 2023





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