Showing Off, Showing Up: Studies of Hype, Heightened Performance, and Cultural Power
ISBN 10: 0472053469 ISBN 13: 9780472053469
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2017
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The interdisciplinary essays in Showing Off, Showing Up examine acts of showing, a particular species of performance that relies on competition and judgment, active spectatorship, embodied excess, and exposure of core values and hidden truths. Acts of showing highlight those dimensions of performance that can most manipulate spectators and consumers, often through over-the-top heightening and skewing of presentation. Many forms of showing and of heightened performance, however, operate more enigmatically and covertly while still profoundly affecting the social world, even if our reactions to them are initially flippant or unconcerned because “it’s just a show.” Examining a wide range of examples—from dog shows to competitive dancing to carnivals to striptease, the essays illuminate how such events variously foster competition, exaggerate a characteristic, and reveal hidden truths. There is as much to be learned about the power of showing through subtlety and underlying intentionality as through overt display. The book’s theoretical introduction and 12 essays by leading scholars reveal how diverse, particularly efficacious genres of showing are theoretically connected and why they merit more concerted attention, especially in the 21st century.
About the Author:
Laurie Frederik is Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies and Director of the Latin American Studies Center at the University of Maryland.
Kim Marra is Professor of Theatre Arts and American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Catherine Schuler is Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland.
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Title: Showing Off, Showing Up: Studies of Hype, ...
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good