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The Anthropology of Performance
A Reader
“The concept of performance burst onto the stage of anthropology through a door that the ethnography of speaking opened. Ever since, its meaning expanded, its implications deepened, and its presence in anthropology and folklore enabled insights in culture and creativity. Frank Korom’s selection represents a broad scholarly range, demonstrating its value in the analysis of historical as well as modern, oral as well as literate cultures, making us realize, all of a sudden, that it is indispensable.” “The historical, regional, and ethnographic scope of this volume is breath-taking. By approaching their topic through speech, disguise, body expression, or material articulation, contributors invite a wide readership across all kinds of fields to engage with a timely topic in new, refreshing and penetrating ways. Frank Korom has edited a landmark publication that will inspire experts and interested laypersons for years to come.” “People perform who they are in the world, or who they would like to be. Humanity bursts forth from these marvelous studies as far-flung souls sing, argue, and dance their truths.”
- Dan Ben-Amos, University of Pennsylvania
- Andre Gingrich, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Allen F. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles
Frank J. Korom (Author)
9781118323984, Wiley
Hardback, published 1 February 2013
304 pages
25.4 x 18 x 2 cm, 0.63 kg
“This volume is a comprehensive and well-structured compilation of previously published essays, articulating how anthropology has explored diverse instances of performance . . This book will be of great use to graduate students looking to specialize in the field, or faculty members who wish to deepen their understanding of established concepts and perhaps recast their own work.” (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1 June 2015)
The Anthropology of Performance is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Leading anthropologists describe the range of human expression through performance and explore its role in constructing identity and community, as well as broader processes such as globalization and transnationalism.
Acknowledgments to Sources vii The Anthropology of Performance: An Introduction 1 Part I Performance in Prehistory and Antiquity 9 1 Singing the Rug: Patterned Textiles and the Origins of Indo-European Metrical Poetry 11 2 Performance and Written Literature in Classical Greece: Envisaging Performance from Written Literature and Comparative Contexts 26 Part II Verbal Genres of Performance 37 3 Playing the Dozens 39 4 The La Have Island General Store: Sociability and Verbal Art in a Nova Scotia Community 49 5 Proverbs and the Ethnography of Speaking Folklore 61 6 Gbaya Riddles in Changing Times 73 7 Shadows of Song: Exploring Research and Performance Strategies in Yolngu Women’s Crying-Songs 80 Part III Ritual, Drama, and Public Spectacle 95 8 Prayer as Person: The Performative Force in Navajo Prayer Acts 97 9 Performance and the Cultural Construction of Reality 107 10 “He Should Have Worn a Sari”: A “Failed” Performance of a Central Indian Oral Epic 124 11 Representing History: Performing the Columbian Exposition 133 12 The Palio of Siena: Performance and Process 150 Part IV Performance and Politics in the Making of Communities 165 13 Poetry and Politics in a Transylvanian Village 167 14 The Matter of Talk: Political Performances in Bhatgaon 174 15 Celebrating Cricket: The Symbolic Construction of Caribbean Politics 183 16 Performing the Nation: China’s Children as Little Red Pioneers 199 Part V Tourist Performances and the Global Ecumene 215 17 The Promise of Sonic Translation: Performing the Festive Sacred in Morocco 217 18 Ethnic Tourism in Hokkaidoˆ and the Shaping of Ainu Identity 234 19 What They Came With: Carnival and the Persistence of African Performance Aesthetics in the Diaspora 250 20 Global Breakdancing and the Intercultural Body 260 Further Readings 273 Index 287
Frank J. Korom
Anthony Tuck
Rosalind Thomas
Roger D. Abrahams
Richard Bauman
E. Ojo Arewa and Alan Dundes
Philip A. Noss
Fiona Magowan
Sam D. Gill
Edward L. Schieffelin
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
Rosemarie K. Bank
Alice Pomponio Logan
Gail Kligman
Donald Brenneis
Frank E. Manning
T.E. Woronov
Deborah A. Kapchan
Lisa Hiwasaki
Esiaba Irobi
Halifu Osumare
Subject Areas: Archaeology [HD]
