Performing Japan: Contemporary Expressions of Cultural Identity - Hardcover

9781905246311: Performing Japan: Contemporary Expressions of Cultural Identity

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905246315 ISBN 13: 9781905246311

Publisher: Brill, 2008

Using an interdisciplinary, theoretical and ethnographic approach, editors have brought together a rich collection of current research on contemporary Japanese performance practices. Topics covered include theatre, music, art, fashion and technology, media, architecture and tourism.

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About the Author:

Henry Johnson is Professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he teaches ethnomusicology, Asian studies and performing arts studies. His recent publications include The Koto: A Traditional Instrument in Contemporary Japan (2004) and Asia in the Making of New Zealand (2006).
Jerry C. Jaffe is Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is also Programme Coordinator of the university’s Performing Arts Studies Programme. He has previously published in the areas of Japanese culture and performance studies in journals such as Theatre Annual.

Review:

'... Performing Japan is an attractively presented volume with the text supported by beautifully reproduced colour plates illuminating several of the essays and in some cases providing necessary visual examples [...] Johnson and Jaffe have created an invaluable resource for further study of Japanese performance, and contributed to debates about the complex connections between art, cultural identity and politics.' David O'Donnell, Australasian Drama Studies , 57 (October 2010), pp. 228-231.

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