OCTOBER 47: ART/ THEORY/ CRITICISM/ POLITICS - SUMMER 1988

Emily Apter

David Lurie and Krzysztof Wodiczko on New York's Homeless Vehicle Project

WALTER BENJAMIN on "Rigorous Study of Art"

Thomas Levin on "Walter Benjamin and the Theory of Art History"

MIT Press Journals

<p>Performance and Cultural Politics is a groundbreaking collection of essays which explore the historical and cultural territories of performance, written by the foremost scholars in the field. The essays, exploring performance art, theatre, music and dance, range from Oscar Wilde to Eric Clapton; from the Rose Theatre to U.S. Holocaust museums. The topic includes: * Sex Play: Stereotype, Pose and Dildo * Grave Performances: The Cultural Politics of Memory * Genealogies: Critical Performances * Identity Politics: Passing, Carnival and the Law In the concluding section, 'Performer's Performance' performance artist Robbie McCauley offers the practitioner's perspective on performance studies. Interdisciplinary, thought-provoking and rich in new ideas, Performance and Cultural Politics is a landmark in the emerging field of performance studies.</p>

Performance and Cultural Politics

Herbert Blau

Ed Cohen

Lynda Hart

Peggy Phelan

Vivian Patraka

Philip Auslander

Susan Foster

Rebecca Shneider

Joseph Roach

Humor & Entertainment

Routledge

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