About the Book
In this
second edition, the author opens with a discussion of important developments in
the discipline. His closing chapter, 'Global and Intercultural Performance', is
completely rewritten in light of the post-September 11 world. Fully revised
chapters with new examples, biographies and source material provide a lively,
easily accessible overview of the full range of performance for undergraduates
at all levels in performance studies, theatre, performing arts and cultural
studies. Among the topics discussed are the performing arts and popular
entertainments, rituals, play and games as well as the performances of everyday
life. Supporting examples and ideas are drawn from the social sciences,
performing arts, post-structuralism, ritual theory, ethology, philosophy and
aesthetics.
User-friendly,
with a special text design, Performance Studies: An Introduction also
includes the following features:
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numerous
extracts from primary sources giving alternative voices and viewpoints
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biographies
of key thinkers
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student
activities to stimulate fieldwork, classroom exercises and discussion
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key
reading lists for each chapter
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twenty
line drawings and 202 photographs drawn from private and public collections
around the world