Cambridge Introduction to Performance Theory

Cambridge Introduction to Performance Theory

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Shepherd, Simon
Cambridge University Press
EAN: 9781316545140
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What does 'performance theory' really mean and why has it become so important across such a large number of disciplines, from art history to religious studies and architecture to geography? In this introduction Simon Shepherd explains the origins of performance theory, defines the terms and practices within the field and provides new insights into performance's wide range of definitions and uses. Offering an overview of the key figures, their theories and their impact, Shepherd provides a fresh approach to figures including Erving Goffman and Richard Schechner and ideas such as radical art practice, performance studies, radical scenarism and performativity. Essential reading for students, scholars and enthusiasts, this engaging account travels from universities into the streets and back again to examine performance in the context of political activists and teachers, countercultural experiments and feminist challenges, and ceremonies and demonstrations.
EAN 9781316545140
ISBN 1316545148
Binding Ebook
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date March 15, 2016
Language English
Country Uruguay
Authors Shepherd, Simon
Series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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