“Disappearing Acts offers a new and useful vantage point to look at state oppression.” — MLN
“Disappearing Acts will be of interest to all readers curious about the role of theatre and performance in shaping and controlling the social and the political. This is a book that speaks to informed specialists in various fields—Latin American studies, theatre and performance studies, and feminist studies—as well as readers new to the methodologies and bibliographies of these areas. Taylor’s impressive interdisciplinary capabilities combined with the rigor of her archival research makes Disappearing Acts an exemplary piece of scholarship.” — David Román, Theatre Journal
“Taylor’s study is an important interpretive contribution to understanding the ideological, psychological, and gender dynamics of the Argentinean military’s campaign of terror against fellow Argentineans from 1976 to 1983. . . . Taylor brings new and important perspectives to this pivotal yet still unresolved issue for modern Argentina.” — , British Bulletin of Publications
“The story of these remarkable women who dared to bear witness is well told in Diana Taylor’s Disappearing Acts. Coming from a background in feminist studies and theatrics, the author offers a unique view on the violence of this sordid period of Argentine history. . . . [A] gripping account of gender-related protests. . . .” — Julie Dasenbrock , Washington Report on the Hemisphere
“Disappearing Acts is brilliant. Clearly written, passionate, informed, will-argued, interesting in the extreme, it is a model piece of scholarship.” — Richard Schechner, New York University
“Stunning, in every sense. Disappearing Acts is a compelling performance in words and in pictures of the seductions played by Argentina’s dictatorship.” — Doris Sommer, Harvard University