Performance and Cultural Politics

by Emily Apter, Herbert Blau, Ed Cohen

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 * Sex Stereotype, Pose and Dildo * Grave The Cultural Politics of Memory * Critical Performances * Identity 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.

308 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 1996

About the author

Emily Apter is Professor of Comparative Literature and French at New York University. Her published works include The Translation Zone: A New Comparative Literature and Continental Drift: From National Characters to Subjects.