| Puppet Theater in Contemporary Indonesia: New Approaches to Performance Events Volume 50 Contributor(s): Mrazek, Jan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0891480846 ISBN-13: 9780891480846 Publisher: U of M Center for South East Asian Studi OUR PRICE: $37.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Written by both scholars and performers, the nearly two-dozen essays that comprise this volume examine performance events in contemporary contexts to show how performances are involved in the changing sociocultural climate, economy, and politics of Indonesia. Issues include the life and work of performers; changing performance aesthetics; changes in ritual functions; interaction with mass media; local identity; gender; and the epistemologies and politics of writing on performance in the colonial and postcolonial periods. The book is an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject, and will prove valuable not only to those working on performance studies, cultural theory, anthropology, and Asian studies, but also to anyone who simply wants to know something about a very highly developed form of art that is crucially important to understanding Indonesian society. Jan Mrazek is a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Puppets & Puppetry |
| Dewey: 791.53 |
| LCCN: 2002112501 |
| Series: Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.02" W x 9.14" (1.13 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Solid and accessible scholarship about a multifaceted form of art. |