Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method

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Lauren Mancia (Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center City University of New York (CUNY))

Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method

Lauren Mancia (Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center City University of New York (CUNY))

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Cambridge University Press
29 May 2025

Theatre Studies; History: theory & methods; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Series: Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses

This Element proposes that, in addition to using traditional historical methodologies, historians need to find extra-textual, embodied ways of understanding the past in order to more fully comprehend it. Written by a medieval historian, the Element explains why historians assume they cannot use reperformance in historical inquiry and why they, in fact, should. The Element employs tools from the discipline of performance studies, which has long grappled with the differences between the archive and the repertoire, between the records of historical performances and the embodied movements, memories, and emotions of the performance itself, which are often deemed unknowable by scholars. It shows how an embodied epistemology is particularly suited to studying certain premodern historical topics, using the example of medieval monasticism. Finally, using the case of performance-lectures given at The Met Cloisters, it shows how using performance as a tool for historical investigation might work.

By: Lauren Mancia (Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center City University of New York (CUNY))
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 124g
ISBN: 9781009590327
ISBN 10: 1009590324
Series: Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses
Pages: 74
Publication Date: 29 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Why this method: a personal introduction; 2. Why do we assume we cannot use performance in historical inquiry?; 3. Why we should use performance in historical inquiry; 4. How embodied epistemology is particularly suited to studying certain historical topics: the example of medieval monasticism; 5. How can we use performance? The case of performance-lectures in the met cloisters; References.