Dal rito al teatro

I had no prior knowledge of anthropology, and virtually none of performance studies either. This books make a startlingly compelling introduction to both fields, being very readable and yet fascinatingly deep. Turner must have been a lovely chap, and as his culture easily stretches across continents Leggi tutto

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Turner poteva di certo sfoltire il testo e anziché scrivere 20 volte le stesse cose in maniera diversa (cosa che crea non poca confusione), avrebbe potuto scriverle una volta sola, in un unico capitolo. Niente a togliere al suo lavoro, sicuramente interessante, però certe volte bisognerebbe far scri Leggi tutto

Turner's ideas about the role of ritual in everyday life were interesting. They seem in some ways a precursor to the performative theories of people like Judith Butler, but Turner (as a cultural anthropologist/sociologist) is less focused on the construction and performance of individual identities

Some fascinating and provocative ideas, particularly his concept of "social drama" as a core narrative manifested in forms ranging from Greek tragedy to the litigation process. Unfortunately, this little book is a brutal, jargon-filled read, a collection of essays only loosely connected and edited t Leggi tutto

What the hell, where is the materialist analysis? How can you talk about rituals without considering the differential roles people are forced into depending on their class, gender, race, sexuality, and so on? This is the most generalised, non-intersectional take of ritual and play I've read. Sure, i Leggi tutto

This ends up feeling pretty dated but is still really interesting. I wonder what Turner would make of the way "liminal"--the term--is thrown around in academic discourse, particularly as he traces play through the liminoid...

Very intresting and well written making difficult terms and ideas easy to understand.