The Archive and the Repertoire: Performing Cultural Memory in the Americas
(Part of the a John Hope Franklin Center Book Series)
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In The Archive and the Repertoire preeminent performance studies scholar Diana Taylor provides a new understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. From plays to official events to grassroots protests, performance, she argues, must be taken seriously as a means of storing and transmitting knowledge. Taylor reveals how the repertoire of embodied memory-conveyed in gestures, the spoken word, movement, dance, song, and other performances-offers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822331233
ISBN13:9780822331230
Release Date:September 2003
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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