Richard Schechner's pioneering textbook is a lively, accessible overview
of the full range of performance, with primary extracts, student
activities, key biographies, and over 200 images of global performance.
The publication of Performance Studies: An Introduction was a defining
moment for the field. This fourth edition has been revised with two new
chapters, up-to-date coverage of global and intercultural performances,
and an in-depth exploration of the growing international importance of
performance studies. Among the book's topics are the performing arts and
popular entertainments, rituals, play and games, social media, the
performances of the paleolithic period, and the performances of everyday
life. Supporting examples and ideas are drawn from the social sciences,
performing arts, poststructuralism, ritual theory, ethology, philosophy,
and aesthetics. Performance Studies: An Introduction features the
broadest and most in-depth analysis possible.
Performance Studies: An Introduction is the definitive overview for
undergraduates at all levels and beginning graduate students in
performance studies, the performing arts, and cultural studies.
This new edition is also supported by a fully updated companion website,
offering a variety of interactive resources, teaching tools, and
research links.
