“Incident”: Performing as a Moral Act Two Decades Later

Author: Kanter, Jodi

Source: Text and Performance Quarterly, Volume 26, Number 4, October 2006 , pp. 405-413(9)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This essay re-examines Dwight Conquergood's important 1985 article, “Performing as a Moral Act,” in light of both general sociopolitical changes and practical pedagogical experiences in a Performing Literature classroom. In particular, it addresses the error of commitment Conquergood calls the “Enthusiast's Infatuation” and explores how student performers may be encouraged to think and act beyond this position.

Keywords: Dwight Conquergood; Performance Ethics; Race; Harlem Renaissance

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10462930600828808

Publication date: 2006-10-01