The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of the foundations, epistemologies, methodologies, key topics and current debates, and future directions in the field. It brings together work from the disciplines of anthropology and performance studies, as well as adjacent fields. Across 31 chapters, a diverse range of international scholars cover topics including:
Ritual Theater Storytelling Music Dance Textiles Land Acknowledgments Indigenous Identity Visual Arts Embodiment Cognition Healing Festivals Politics Activism The Law Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality Class Religion, Spirituality, and Faith Disability Leisure, Gaming, and Sport
In addition, the included Appendix offers tools, exercises, and activities designed by contributors as useful suggestions to readers, both within and beyond academic contexts, to take the insights of performance anthropology into their work. This is a valuable reference for scholars and upper-level students in anthropology, performance studies, and related disciplines, including religious studies, art, philosophy, history, political science, gender studies, and education.
Edited by:
Lauren Miller (Texas Tech University USA), David Syring Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 1.560kg ISBN:9781032381855 ISBN 10: 103238185X Series:Routledge Companions Pages: 540 Publication Date:30 November 2023 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Lauren Miller is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Texas Tech University. David Syring is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota Duluth.