Animal Acts: Performing Species Today Tapa blanda - 2014

UsedVeryGood. Signs of wear/scuffs on front/back cover but book is in very good condition. Text is mostly clean.

University of Michigan Press; Ann Arbor, MI, 2014. 1st Edition. Softcover. Good. 8x5x0. Pencil underlining and marginalia. First 30 pages of the book are wavy. Front cover bowing out. Softcover. Wear, use, but readable, useable, intact. "We all have an animal story—the pet we loved, the wild animal that captured our childhood imagination, the deer the neighbor hit while driving. While scientific breakthroughs in animal cognition, the effects of global climate change and dwindling animal habitats, and the exploding interdisciplinary field of animal studies have complicated things, such stories remain a part of how we tell the story of being human. Animal Acts collects eleven exciting, provocative, and moving stories by solo performers, accompanied by commentary that places the works in a broader context. Work by leading theater artists Holly Hughes, Rachel Rosenthal, Deke Weaver, Carmelita Tropicana, and others joins commentary by major scholars including Donna Haraway, Jane… Leer más

Univ of Michigan Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 360 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.