Mirror Plays: Theatre and Politique in early modern England (C04)

• Subject Area: European and American Literary and Cultural Studies
• Term: from 2019 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 394775490

This project examines the practices of directing and sharpening attention in the early modern 'playhouse' through the use of mirrors. Mirrors, whether used as mediums, props or tropes, become meaningful figures and are instruments for social practices such as observance of the self and of others, control of norms and surveillance. The uses and functions of mirrors will be examined under the concept of politique.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1369: Cultures of Vigilance. Transformations - Spaces - Practices
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Tobias Döring