'The publication of Performance Studies: An Introduction was a defining moment for the field. In this completely updated second edition, Schechner opens with a discussion of important developments in the discipline and closes with a chapter on "Global and Intercultural Performances" which is completely rewritten in the light of the post-September 11th world. Fully revised, with new examples, biographies, source material and photographs, this landmark textbook provides a lively and accessible overview of the full range of performance for undergraduates at all levels and beginning graduate students in performance studies, theatre, performing arts, and cultural studies. Among the topics discussed are the performing arts and popular entertainments, rituals, play and games, and the performances of everyday life. Supporting examples and ideas are drawn from the social sciences, performing arts, poststructuralism, ritual theory, ethology, philosophy, and aesthetics.' - from the back cover
Onsite
English
performance studies,  anthropology,  cultural studies,  globalisation
2006
Second Edition
351
9780415372466
1
monograph
What Is Performance Studies?
What Is Performance?
Ritual
Play
Performativity
Performing
Performance Processes
Global and Intercultural Performances
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