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Cultural Performance

- Ethnographic Approaches to Performance Studies

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This engaging book introduces the burgeoning and interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, offering ethnographic approaches to performance and performativity as well as looking at the aesthetics of experience and performance theory. Featuring case studies from a rich cross-section of academics, chapters explore performances from regions as far flung as Bhutan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA. With cultural performances as varied as Catholic rituals, Maori ceremonies, Monster Truck rallies, musicals, theatre and singing performances, this fascinating text examines the difference between performance as art and performance as cultural expression. Ideal for students of performance or ethnography, this unique collection presents a clear framework for studying the themes, methodologies and developments of cultural performance.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781137604231
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 248
  • Utgitt:
  • 2. oktober 2017
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 210x149x15 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 352 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 28. november 2024

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This engaging book introduces the burgeoning and interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, offering ethnographic approaches to performance and performativity as well as looking at the aesthetics of experience and performance theory.

Featuring case studies from a rich cross-section of academics, chapters explore performances from regions as far flung as Bhutan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA. With cultural performances as varied as Catholic rituals, Maori ceremonies, Monster Truck rallies, musicals, theatre and singing performances, this fascinating text examines the difference between performance as art and performance as cultural expression. Ideal for students of performance or ethnography, this unique collection presents a clear framework for studying the themes, methodologies and developments of cultural performance.

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