Russian Performances - Word, Object, Action (Hardcover)

Throughout its modern history, Russia has seen a succession of highly performative social acts that play out prominently in the public sphere. This innovative volume brings the fields of performance studies and Russian studies into dialog for the first time and shows that performance is a vital means for understanding Russia's culture from the reign of Peter the Great to the era of Putin. These twenty-seven essays encompass a diverse range of topics, from dance and classical music to live poetry and from viral video to public jubilees and political protest. As a whole they comprise an integrated, compelling intervention in Russian studies. Challenging the primacy of the written word in this field, the volume fosters a larger intellectual community informed by theories and practices of performance from anthropology, art history, dance studies, film studies, cultural and social history, literary studies, musicology, political science, theater studies, and sociology.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
Editors:	Julie Buckler • Julie Cassiday • Boris Wolfson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-31830-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Promotions
LSN:	0-299-31830-3
Barcode:	9780299318307

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