RA 3-subgroup Performativity and Receptivity
This subgroup of RA3 we analysed the relation between theories of performativity and theories of receptivity that concern the audience in a broader sense (such as the reader or spectator). Up until summer 2015, the group was mostly dealing with different theoretical approaches that connect performative acts and reception processes, and we discussed texts by Derrida, Butler, Culler, Fischer-Lichte, and Rancière. The group then aimed at bringing these different theoretical approaches together and combining them with the members’ individual research foci in order to develop a broader and interdisciplinary view of the links between performativity and receptivity.