The Cambridge Companion to Performance Studies (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521696267 ISBN 13: 9780521696265

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Leading scholars in the field of Performance Studies consider the diverse and most recent approaches to this vibrant discipline.

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Book Description:

Presenting a clear overview of the diverse approaches to Performance Studies, this Companion provides a complete guide for students and scholars seeking a perspective on trends in the field. Bridging live art practices with technological media, and social sciences with humanities, it reflects the hybrid and experimental nature of this vibrant discipline.

Synopsis:

Since the turn of the century, Performance Studies has emerged as an increasingly vibrant discipline. Its concerns - embodiment, ethical research and social change - are held in common with many other fields, however a unique combination of methods and applications is used in exploration of the discipline. Bridging live art practices - theatre, performance art and dance - with technological media, and social sciences with humanities, it is truly hybrid and experimental in its techniques. This Companion brings together specially commissioned essays from leading scholars who reflect on their own experiences in Performance Studies and the possibilities this offers to representations of identity, self-and-other, and communities. Theories which have been absorbed into the field are applied to compelling topics in current academic, artistic and community settings. The collection is designed to reflect the diversity of outlooks and provide a guide for students as well as scholars seeking a perspective on research trends.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521696267
• ISBN 13: 9780521696265
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210
• Editor: Davis Tracy C.