The Anthropology of Performance - A Reader

Informationen zum Autor Frank J. Korom is Professor of Religion and Anthropology at Boston University, where he teaches courses on verbal art, anthropology of religion, and cultures of South Asia. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in India, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, amongst other places. His interests range from ritual and performance studies to visual and material culture. His extensive publications include Hosay Trinidad: Muharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora (2003) and Village of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal (2006). Klappentext This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Prominent anthropologists outline the scope of performance studies across anthropology, folklore, art and religious studies, providing an invaluable guide in this exciting and growing area.The anthology focuses on the way in which performances, broadly construed as acting aesthetically on or off stage, figure in the anthropological study of culture. Drawing on a wide range of phenomena, and employing fascinating case studies, the volume successfully demonstrates how human beings communicate with one another - both verbally and non-verbally - through the use of stylized or expressive behavior.The Anthropology of Performance has been accessibly arranged into a number of thematic sets, and structured in a way that introduces new and advanced students to the task of studying and interpreting complex social, cultural, and political events from a performance perspective. It begins with a valuable theoretical introduction by the editor which contextualizes and frames the subsequent chapters. It is an indispensable volume in this interdisciplinary field for anthropologists, folklorists, sociologists, theatre studies specialists, and the interested general reader. Zusammenfassung The Anthropology of Performance is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionToward an Anthropology of PerformanceFrank J. KoromI. Performance in Prehistory and Antiquity1. "Singing the Rug: Patterned Textiles and the Origins of Indo-European Metrical PoetryAnthony Tuck2. Performance and Written Literature in Classical GreeceRosalind ThomasII. Verbal Genres of Performance3. Playing the DozensRoger A. Abrahams4. The La Have Island General Store: Sociability and Verbal Art in a Nova Scotia CommunityR. Bauman5. Proverbs and the Ethnography of SpeakingE. O. Arewa and A. Dundes6. Gbaya Riddles in Changing TimesP. A. Noss7. Shadows of Song: Exploring Research and Performance Strategies in Yolngu Women's Crying SongsFiona MagowanIII. Ritual, Drama, and Public Spectacle8. Prayer as Person: The Performative Force in Navajo Prayer ActsSam D. Gill9. Performance and the Cultural Construction of RealityE. L. Schieffelin10. He Should Have Worn a SariJoyce Flueckiger11. Representing History: Performing the Columbian ExpositionR. K. Bank12. The Palio of Siena: Performance and ProcessA. P. LoganIV. Performance and Politics in the Making of Communities13. Poetry and Politics in a Transylvanian VillageG. Kligman14. The Matter of Talk: Political Performance in BhatgaonD. Brenneis15. Celebrating Cricket: The Symbolic Construction of Caribbean PoliticsF. E. Manning16. Performing the Nation: China's Children as Little Red PioneersT. W. WoronovV. Tourist Performances and the Global Ecumene17. The Promise of Sonic Translation: Performing the Festive Sacred in MoroccoDeborah Kapchan18. Ethnic Tourism in Hokkaido and the Shaping of Ainu IdentityLisa Hiwasaki19. What They Came With: Carnival and the Persistence of African Performance Aesthetics in the Di...

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Introduction
 
Toward an Anthropology of Performance
Frank J. Korom
 
I. Performance in Prehistory and Antiquity
 
1. "Singing the Rug: Patterned Textiles and the Origins of Indo-European Metrical Poetry
Anthony Tuck
 
2. Performance and Written Literature in Classical Greece
Rosalind Thomas
 
II. Verbal Genres of Performance
 
3. Playing the Dozens
Roger A. Abrahams
 
4. The La Have Island General Store: Sociability and Verbal Art in a Nova Scotia Community
R. Bauman
 
5. Proverbs and the Ethnography of Speaking
E. O. Arewa and A. Dundes
 
6. Gbaya Riddles in Changing Times
P. A. Noss
 
7. Shadows of Song: Exploring Research and Performance Strategies in Yolngu Women's Crying Songs
Fiona Magowan
 
III. Ritual, Drama, and Public Spectacle
 
8. Prayer as Person: The Performative Force in Navajo Prayer Acts
Sam D. Gill
 
9. Performance and the Cultural Construction of Reality
E. L. Schieffelin
 
10. He Should Have Worn a Sari
Joyce Flueckiger
 
11. Representing History: Performing the Columbian Exposition
R. K. Bank
 
12. The Palio of Siena: Performance and Process
A. P. Logan
 
IV. Performance and Politics in the Making of Communities
 
13. Poetry and Politics in a Transylvanian Village
G. Kligman
 
14. The Matter of Talk: Political Performance in Bhatgaon
D. Brenneis
 
15. Celebrating Cricket: The Symbolic Construction of Caribbean Politics
F. E. Manning
 
16. Performing the Nation: China's Children as Little Red Pioneers
T. W. Woronov
 
V. Tourist Performances and the Global Ecumene
 
17. The Promise of Sonic Translation: Performing the Festive Sacred in Morocco
Deborah Kapchan
 
18. Ethnic Tourism in Hokkaido and the Shaping of Ainu Identity
Lisa Hiwasaki
 
19. What They Came With: Carnival and the Persistence of African Performance Aesthetics in the Diaspora
Esiaba Irobi
 
20. Global Breakdancing and the Intercultural Body
Halifu Osumare

Relazione

"The concept of performance burst onto the stage of anthropology through a door that the ethnography of speaking opened. Ever since, its meaning expanded, its implications deepened, and its presence in anthropology and folklore enabled insights in culture and creativity. Frank Korom's selection represents a broad scholarly range, demonstrating its value in the analysis of historical as well as modern, oral as well as literate cultures, making us realize, all of a sudden, that it is indispensable."
- Dan Ben-Amos, University of Pennsylvania
 
"The historical, regional, and ethnographic scope of this volume is breath-taking. By approaching their topic through speech, disguise, body expression, or material articulation, contributors invite a wide readership across all kinds of fields to engage with a timely topic in new, refreshing and penetrating ways. Frank Korom has edited a landmark publication that will inspire experts and interested laypersons for years to come."
- Andre Gingrich, Austrian Academy of Sciences
 
"People perform who they are in the world, or who they would like to be. Humanity bursts forth from these marvelous studies as far-flung souls sing, argue, and dance their truths."
- Allen F. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frank J Korom, Frank J. Korom, Frank J. (Boston University Korom, Korom Frank J.
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2013
• EAN: 9781118323991
• ISBN: 978-1-118-32399-1
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology; Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Anthropologie, Darstellende Kunst, Performing Arts, Anthropology, Social & cultural anthropology, Art & Applied Arts, Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst, Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie, Anthropology of Religion, Anthropologie der Religion