Body in Crisis - New Pathways and Short Circuits in Representation

A major theoretical work by Brazilian dance scholar Christine Greiner explores the political relevance of bodily arts in the age of neoliberal globalization

About the author

Christine Greiner's research has explored movement practices and body-centered performances from Brazil and Japan, and more recently, the political dimensions of communication and bodily arts. A Professor at the Pontifica Universidade Católica of São Paulo (PUC-SP), she is author of five previous books and numerous articles.

Cristina Fernandes Rosa is Senior Lecturer in Dance at the University of Roehampton, London.

The late Christopher Larkosh was Associate Professor of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Grace Holleran is a doctoral student in in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Summary

A major theoretical work by Brazilian dance scholar Christine Greiner explores the political relevance of bodily arts in the age of neoliberal globalization

Product details

• Authors: Christine Greiner, Christine Larkosh Greiner, Grace Holleran, Christopher Larkosh
• Assisted by: Grace Holleran (Translation), Christopher Larkosh (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780472132454
• ISBN: 978-0-472-13245-4
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Studies in Dance History; Studies in Dance History Series; Studies in Dance: Theories and Practices
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet