Choreographies of landscape : signs of performance in Yosemite National Park /

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As an international ecotourism destination, Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of climbers, sightseers, and other visitors from around the world annually, all of whom are afforded dramatic experiences of the natural world. This original and cross-disciplinary book offers an ethnographic and pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ness, Sally Ann
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, [2016]
Series:Dance and performance studies ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Human geography > California > Yosemite National Park.
Cultural landscapes > California > Yosemite National Park.
National parks and reserves > Public use > Yosemite National Park.
Ethnology > California > Yosemite National Park.
Performing arts > Philosophy.
Ethnology > Philosophy.
Landscapes > Social aspects.
Symbolism.
Paysages culturels > Californie > Yosemite National Park.
Ethnologie > Californie > Yosemite National Park.
Arts du spectacle > Philosophie.
Ethnologie > Philosophie.
Paysages > Aspect social.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Cultural landscapes.
Ethnology.
Human geography.
National parks and reserves > Public use.
California > Yosemite National Park.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • I. Approach
  • Landscape Performance Theory, an Introduction
  • II. Visiting
  • 1. Bouldering: Movements of the Unforetold
  • 2. Climbing: Scenic-Obscenic Movement
  • 3. Hiking: Self-World Transformations
  • III. Moving On
  • 4. Unwinding and Changing Course
  • 5. The Spartanburg Coincidence
  • Index

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