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Interlude: Performing Gaia

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In an article published in 2009 in the journal Alternatives Théâtrales, we tried to overcome some sticking points in the theatre of science.

Presenting a dialogue between two fictional characters, the first a scholar of science studies and the second a grumpy defender of the separation between the arts and the sciences, the article brought their sterile debate to a close with Gaia’s entrance onstage.

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  • Aït-Touati, F., and B. Latour. 2009. De la paillasse aux planches. Entretien (sans conclusion) sur le théâtre de l’expérience. Alternatives Théâtrales 102–103: 42–45.

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Aït-Touati, F., Latour, B. (2017). Interlude: Performing Gaia. In: Brightman, M., Lewis, J. (eds) The Anthropology of Sustainability. Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56636-2_13

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