Includes bibliographical references and index.

"What are the possibilities for understanding the role of performance in emerging theories such as affect, new materialism, posthumanism and post-qualitative research? Building on the idea that the power of theatre and performance lies in its ability to move beyond its own influence and traditional research paradigms, this edited text is concerned with not only the methods but also the theoretics of affect and performance. The chapters include work that models theoretical practices in the writing, and demonstrates how theorising affect and its qualitative research methods is itself a performative practice"-- Provided by publisher.