Touched Bodies : The Performative Turn in Latin American Art /

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What is the role of pleasure and pain in the politics of art? In Touched Bodies, Mara Polgovsky Ezcurra approaches this question as she examines the flourishing of live and intermedial performance in Latin America during times of authoritarianism and its significance during transitions to democracy....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polgovsky Ezcurra, Mara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Performance art.
Body art.
Art > Political aspects.
Art and society.
ART > General.
Art > Aspect politique > Amerique latine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Art et societe > Amerique latine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Art corporel > Amerique latine.
Art > Political aspects > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Art and society > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Body art > Latin America.
Performance art > Latin America.
Latin America.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. WRITING THE BODY
  • 2. LAMENTATIONS
  • 3. TOUCH, ETHICS, AND HISTORY
  • 4. NUDITIES
  • 5. RITUAL AND/OF VIOLENCE
  • 6. CYBERNETICS AND FACE-OFF PLAY
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • Index

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