Performance, embodiment, and cultural memory /

Performance, embodiment, and cultural memory / edited by Colin Counsell and Roberta Mock. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009. - 1 online resource (vi, 227 pages) : illustrations -

Includes bibliographical references.

INTRODUCTION; PERFORMING INTERCULTURAL MEMORY IN THE DIASPORIC PRESENT; EMBODIMENT OF MEMORY AND THE DIASPORIC AGENT IN AKRAM KHAN COMPANY'S BAHOK; TOHU-BOHU; BELATED SPACES; BARCELONA; DEAD BODIES/LIVE BODIES; CONSUMING CULTURE; NO SWEAT; PIANOLA KARAOKE AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS; NOISE, MEMORY, GESTURE; KEY TEXTS; CONTRIBUTORS

The subject of cultural memory, and of the body's role in its creation and dissemination, is central to current academic debate, particularly in relation to performance. The ten essays brought together in this book address this subject from a unique diversity of perspectives, focusing on a variety of topics.


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Performing arts--Social aspects.
Collective memory.
Body language.
Human body--Symbolic aspects.
Group identity.
Performing arts--Anthropological aspects.
Performing arts--Semiotics.
Kinesics
Social Identification
Arts du spectacle--Aspect social.
Mémoire collective.
Langage du corps.
Corps humain--Aspect symbolique.
Identité collective.
Sémiotique et arts du spectacle.
group identity.
Theatre studies.
Other performing arts.
Cultural studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Body language.
Collective memory.
Group identity.
Human body--Symbolic aspects.
Performing arts--Anthropological aspects.
Performing arts--Semiotics.
Performing arts--Social aspects.
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Körper
Darstellende Kunst


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