Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury (Routledge Research in Gender and Art)

By: Lucy Weir

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Synopsis: This book is an ambitious and expansive examination of the visual language of self-injury in performance art from the 1960s to the present.Inspired by the gendered nature of discussion around self-harm, the book challenges established readings of risk-taking and self-injury in global performance practice. The interdisciplinary methodology draws from art history and sociology to provide a new critical analysis of the relationship between masculinity and self-inflicted injury. Based upon interviews with a range of artists around the world, it offers an innovative understanding of the diverse meanings behind self-injury in performance, and delves into the gendered coding of self-harming bodies. Individual chapters examine the work of Ron Athey, Günter Brus, Wafaa Bilal, Franko B, André Stitt, Pyotr Pavlensky, and Yang Zhichao, offering a new perspective on the forms and functions of self-injury in performance art.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, performance studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040118665
Related ISBNs:: 9781003184751, 9781040118641, 9781032027098
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/20/24
Copyrighted By:: Lucy Weir
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.