{"product_id":"9781118323984","title":"The Anthropology of Performance A Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Anthropology of Performance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrank J. Korom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anthropology of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Leading anthropologists describe the range of human expression through performance and explore its role in constructing identity and community, as well as broader processes such as globalization and transnationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces new and advanced students to the task of studying and interpreting complex social, cultural, and political events from a performance perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents performance as a convergent field of inquiry that bridges the humanities and social sciences, with a distinctive cross-cultural perspective in anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the range of human expression and meaning through performance in related fields of religious \u0026amp; ritual studies, folkloristics, theatre, language arts, and art \u0026amp; dance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the role of performance in constructing identity, community, and the broader processes of globalization and transnationalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes fascinating global case studies on a diverse range of phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions from leading scholars examine verbal genres, ritual and drama, public spectacle, tourism, and the performances embedded in everyday selves, communities and nations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank J. Korom\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eHosay Trinidad: Muharram Performances in an\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndo-Caribbean Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eVillage of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118323984\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311075684492,"sku":"9781118323984","price":123.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118323984_ff5480b9-ba7a-4712-adb3-cdd3764449a0.jpg?v=1780110341","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118323984","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}