Performance, embodiment, and cultural memory /

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 vari...

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Other Authors: Counsell, Colin, 1956-, Mock, Roberta.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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