Performing Cultures of Equality

This book explores the enactment of gendered in/equalities across cultural forms through embodied performance, building on the insights of the GRACE project. It offers theoretical and methodological analyses of activities and artworks from various geopolitical locales, engaging with concepts of re-enactment and relationality. The contributions create fruitful dialogues in Performance Studies, ethnography, event studies, social movements, visual studies, critical discourse analysis, and post-colonial and feminist studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate dynamics of gendered inequalities across diverse cultural forms, drawing upon the rich insights generated through the unique modes of onto-epistemological enquiry of embodied performance. Building upon the foundations of the GRACE (Gender and Cultures of Equality in Europe) project, it presents both theoretical and methodological examinations of a wide range of activities and artworks. The performative manifestations explored encompass theatre, installations, social movements, mega-events, documentaries, and literary texts from various geopolitical locales. By engaging with the core concepts of re-enactment and relationality, the contributions shed light on the ways in which in/equalities are perpetually reproduced within and through individual and collective bodies. This multi- and trans-disciplinary collection of essays fosters fruitful dialogues within and beyond Performance Studies, occupying a pivotal position at the intersection of ethnography, event studies, social movements, visual studies, critical discourse analysis, and contemporary approaches to textualities emerging from post-colonial and feminist studies.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367755096