1st Edition
Spaces of Puppets in Popular Culture Grotesque Geographies of the Borderscape
By Janet Banfield
Copyright 2022
238 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
238 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
238 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This first book-length exploration of geographical engagement with puppets examines constructions of puppets in contemporary popular British culture and considers the various ways in which puppets and humans (not just puppeteers) are unified in diverse cultural media.
Organised around themes of metaphorical, performative and transformational puppets, the work draws out how puppets are used in... Read more
Introduction
Part One: Metaphorical Puppets
Introduction to Part One
Chapter One: Puppets in Passing
Chapter Two: Narrative Puppets
Conclusion to Part One
Part Two: Performative Puppets
Introduction to Part Two
Chapter Three: Puppets in Text and Film
Chapter Four: Musical Puppets
Chapter Five: Theatrical Puppets
Conclusion to Part Two
Part Three: Transformational Puppets
Introduction to Part Three
Chapter Six: Puppets Becoming Human
Chapter Seven: Humans Becoming Puppet
Conclusion to Part Three
Conclusion
Biography
Janet Banfield is a college lecturer in Geography at University of Oxford.
