jcrt The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory 1530-5228 Whitestone Publications 25.2.spencer 10.17613/44dg3-c1k17 Article metadata Caught in the Act: Voyeurism and Performance in Augustine’s Confessions Paige Spencer Syracuse University 24 08 2026 25 2 266 280 Copyright held by the author(s). All rights reserved.

Paige Spencer reads Augustine’s Confessions through performance theory, exposing the unresolved voyeurism at the heart of its performativity.

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