Illness and theatre in Singapore : performance, performativity and the patient
This research project is the first extensive study of plays depicting health and sickness in Singapore. Through a close examination of Singaporean illness plays depicting human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), mental health conditions (MHCs), stroke and pain,...
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This research project is the first extensive study of plays depicting health and sickness in Singapore. Through a close examination of Singaporean illness plays depicting human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), mental health conditions (MHCs), stroke and pain, this project highlights the performative dimension of illness that is not always recognized in biomedical practice. |
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