Performance Studies: The Basics (The Basics)

By: Andreea S. Micu

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Synopsis: Performance Studies: The Basics offers an overview of the multiple, often overlapping definitions of performance, from performance art, performance as everyday life, and rituals, to the performative dimensions of identity, such as gender, race and sexuality. This book defines the interdisciplinary field of performance studies as it has evolved over the past four decades at the intersection of academic scholarship and artistic and activist practices. It discusses performance as an important means of communicating and of understanding the world, highlighting its intersections with critical theory and arguing for the importance of performance in the study of human behaviour and social practices. Complete with a helpful glossary and bibliography, as well as suggestions for further reading, this book is an ideal starting point for those studying performance studies as well as for general readers with an interest in the subject.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 160 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000456691
Related ISBNs:: 9780429286377, 9780367251758, 9780367232979
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/25/21
Copyrighted By:: Andreea S. Micu
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.