Performance and Cultural Politics - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415127688 ISBN 13: 9780415127684

Verlag: Routledge, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Emily Apter Herbert Blau Ed Cohen Lynda Hart Peggy

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Críticas:

"A major contribution to the developing field of the study of cultural performance. . . . a very impressive collection of essays from a number of the leading scholars working in performance." -Marvin Carlson, City University of New York "A welcome analysis of material practices of 'performance' and their relation to political and critical endeavors in cultural studies. . . stunning." -Timothy Murray, Cornell University

Reseña del editor:

Performance and Cultural Politics is a groundbreaking collection of essays which explore the historical and cultural territories of performance, written by the foremost scholars in the field. The essays, exploring performance art, theatre, music and dance, range from Oscar Wilde to Eric Clapton; from the Rose Theatre to U.S. Holocaust museums. The topic includes: * Sex Play: Stereotype, Pose and Dildo * Grave Performances: The Cultural Politics of Memory * Genealogies: Critical Performances * Identity Politics: Passing, Carnival and the Law In the concluding section, 'Performer's Performance' performance artist Robbie McCauley offers the practitioner's perspective on performance studies. Interdisciplinary, thought-provoking and rich in new ideas, Performance and Cultural Politics is a landmark in the emerging field of performance studies.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415127688
• ISBN 13: 9780415127684
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 308
• Herausgeber: Diamond Elin