{"product_id":"corporeal-politics-katherine-mezur-9780472074556","title":"Corporeal Politics: Dancing East Asia","description":"In \u003ci\u003eCorporeal Politics, \u003c\/i\u003eleading international scholars investigate the development of dance as a deeply meaningful and complex cultural practice across time, placing special focus on the intertwining of East Asia dance and politics and the role of dance as a medium of transcultural interaction and communication across borders. Countering common narratives of dance history that emphasize the US and Europe as centers of origin and innovation, the expansive creativity of dance artists in East Asia asserts its importance as a site of critical theorization and reflection on global artistic developments in the performing arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the lens of \"corporeal politics\"--the close attention to bodily acts in specific cultural contexts--each study in this book challenges existing dance and theater histories to re-investigate the performer's role in devising the politics and aesthetics of their performance, as well as the multidimensional impact of their lives and artistic works. \u003ci\u003eCorporeal Politics \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses a wide range of performance styles and genres, including dances produced for the concert stage, as well as those presented in popular entertainments, private performance spaces, and street protests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Mezur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472074555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472074556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Katherine Mezur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980969836799,"sku":"9780472074556","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_078ad596-de4f-4807-8956-c0d23b8dafe8.jpg?v=1683252948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/corporeal-politics-katherine-mezur-9780472074556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}