The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance (Routledge Companions)

Synopsis

The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of the foundations, epistemologies, methodologies, key topics and current debates, and future directions in the field. It brings together work from the disciplines of anthropology and performance studies, as well as adjacent fields. Across 31 chapters, a diverse range of international scholars cover topics including: - Ritual - Theater - Storytelling - Music - Dance - Textiles - Land Acknowledgments - Indigenous Identity - Visual Arts - Embodiment - Cognition - Healing - Festivals - Politics - Activism - The Law - Race and Ethnicity - Gender and Sexuality - Class - Religion, Spirituality, and Faith - Disability - Leisure, Gaming, and Sport. In addition, the included Appendix offers tools, exercises, and activities designed by contributors as useful suggestions to readers, both within and beyond academic contexts, to take the insights of performance anthropology into their work. This is a valuable reference for scholars and upper-level students in anthropology, performance studies, and related disciplines, including religious studies, art, philosophy, history, political science, gender studies, and education.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000907919

Related ISBNs:

9781003343875, 9781032381862, 9781032381855

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/28/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Lauren Miller and David Syring

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Lauren Miller

Edited by:

David Syring