English Literature A-Level
Performance and identity
What Performance and identity means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Performance and identity
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The Christopher Sly frame introduces the theme that identity and social status are performative illusions, a motif established by the Induction's framing device.
Topics that use Performance and identity
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