Books by Diana Taylor

Diana Taylor offers the theory of presente as a model of standing by and with victims of structural and endemic violence by being physically and politically present in situations where it seems that nothing can be done.

This is the true life story of a four-year-old little girl who took over seven thousand volts of electricity thru her body. Doctors told her parents to plan her funeral because she would not survive a week. Fifty years later, this is the story of my "life unarmed."

'til the End of Time is a purely fictional account of the enduring love affair between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, MGM stars of the thirties and forties. It depicts how things could have transpired had they not been denied the right to love and the storyline is built on factual references from the controversial book'Sweethearts:' maceddy.com published after many yearsof research by Sharon Rich.Known the world over as America's Singing Sweethearts,Jeanette and Nelson made eight magical films together (now being released on DVD) whilst conducting atimeless, private affair forbidden by studio mogul Louis B. Mayer.

In this invitation to reflect on the power of performance, Diana Taylor explores the multiple and overlapping meanings of performance, showing how it can convey everything from artistic, economic, and sexual performance, to providing ways of understanding how race, gender, identity, and power are performed.

Presents an array of dramatic texts, tracing the intersection of theater and social and political life in the Americas. This book includes historical pieces, which highlight the encounter between indigenous tradition and colonialism.

Looks at how national identity is shaped, gendered, and contested through spectacle and spectatorship. The specific identity in question is that of Argentina, and the focus of this book is directed toward the years 1976 to 1983 in which the Argentine armed forces were pitted against the Argentine people.

Provides an understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. This title shows how the repertoire of embodied memory - conveyed in gestures, the spoken word, movement, dance, song, and other performances - offers alternative perspectives to a reconsideration of historical processes of transnational contact.