The Body in Crisis introduces Latin American dance scholar Christine Greiner's innovative tools for examining the role of moving bodies and bodily actions in relation to worldwide concerns, including identity politics, alterity, migration, and belonging. It places the concept of bodymedia in dialogue with Giorgio Agamben's work to investigate notions of alterity and shows how an understanding of the body-environment continuum can shed light on things left unnamed and at the margins. Greiner's analyses draw from a broad range of theory concerned with the epistemology of the body, including cognitive science, political philosophy, evolutionary biology, and performance studies, to illuminate radical experiences that question the limits of the body.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2021
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press

The Body in Crisis: An Introduction to Latin American Dance Scholar and Philosopher of the Body, Christine Greiner
The Body in Crisis: An Introduction to Latin American Dance Scholar and Philosopher of the Body, Christine Greiner, introduces the English-speaking world to the work of a leading Latin American dance scholar and philosopher of the body, Christine Greiner. The book offers an innovative set of tools with which to examine the role of moving bodies and bodily actions in relation to worldwide concerns, including identity politics, alterity, migration, and belonging. The book places the concept of "bodymedia" in dialogue with the work of Giorgio Agamben to investigate notions of alterity and shows how an understanding of the body-environment continuum can shed light on things left unnamed and at the margins. Greiner's analyses draw from a broad range of theory concerned with the epistemology of the body, including cognitive science, political philosophy, evolutionary biology, and performance studies to illuminate radical experiences that question the limits of the body. Her analysis of the role that bodies play in negotiations of power relations offers an original and unprecedented contribution to the field of dance studies and expands its scope to recognize theoretical models of inquiry developed in the Global South.

The Body in Crisis: An Introduction to Latin American Dance Scholar and Philosopher of the Body, Christine Greiner

The Body in Crisis: An Introduction to Latin American Dance Scholar and Philosopher of the Body, Christine Greiner, introduces the English-speaking world to the work of a leading Latin American dance scholar and philosopher of the body, Christine Greiner. The book offers an innovative set of tools with which to examine the role of moving bodies and bodily actions in relation to worldwide concerns, including identity politics, alterity, migration, and belonging. The book places the concept of "bodymedia" in dialogue with the work of Giorgio Agamben to investigate notions of alterity and shows how an understanding of the body-environment continuum can shed light on things left unnamed and at the margins. Greiner's analyses draw from a broad range of theory concerned with the epistemology of the body, including cognitive science, political philosophy, evolutionary biology, and performance studies to illuminate radical experiences that question the limits of the body. Her analysis of the role that bodies play in negotiations of power relations offers an original and unprecedented contribution to the field of dance studies and expands its scope to recognize theoretical models of inquiry developed in the Global South.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780472038664
Edition number: Foreword by Cristina Fernandes Rosa, Translated by