Cultural Performance
Ethnographic Approaches to Performance Studies
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Beschreibung
This engaging book introduces the burgeoning and interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, offering ethnographic approaches to performance 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 compares 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.
Kevin Landis is Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.
Suzanne MacAulay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.
An introduction to the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, with case studies from a rich cross-section of academics offering a variety of ethnographic approaches to culture and performance. This unique collection presents a clear framework for studying the themes, methodologies and developments in cultural performance.
- An accessible, student-oriented collection of ethnographic approaches to culture and performance
- Introductory sections highlight terms and themes with which students should become familiar
- Thematic structure provides a clear framework for studying the key themes, methodologies and recent developments in cultural performance studies
- Resource lists, questions and exercises at the end of each chapter encourage readers to bring their own cultural and performance backgrounds into rich discussions and projects
- Case studies from a broad range of contributors offer a variety of ethnographic approaches to culture and performance
- Broad surrounding contextualisation gives students in-depth understanding
Undergraduate and postgraduate students of Performance Studies, Performance Art, Theatre and Dance; undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Visual Arts or combined Visual Arts and Performance; undergraduate and postgraduate students of Cultural Anthropology and Cultural Studies
Autor*in
Kevin Landis
Themen in »Cultural Performance«
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