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Performance Studies and Negative Epistemology, 1st ed. 2017
Performance Apophatics
Performance Philosophy Series
Language: English301 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Hardback
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1. Introduction.- 2. Performance Studies and Negative Epistemology.- 3. Intercultural Performance and the Apophatics of Appropriation.- 4. An Apophatics of the Archive: In Memoriam Reverend Doctor Florence Li Tim Oi.- 5. The Playwright as Negative Theologian: James Baldwin’s Blues for Mr. Charley.- 6. The Apophatics of the Object: Icon and Community.- 7. Conclusion.-
Employs a radical, non-faith-based approach to religious studies and theology in order to explore performance
Interrogates the intersection between negative theology and performance
Explores what can be gained through reassessing an ancient form of negative epistemology
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras