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Bloomsbury Circus as Multimodal Discourse - Performance Book

Name: Bloomsbury Circus as Multimodal Discourse - Performance Book
Brand: Bloomsbury
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Explore the deep cultural significance of the circus through the eyes of a leading authority. In Circus as Multimodal Discourse, author Bouissac presents a unique theory that views the circus as a secular ritual. This academic work introduces a specific method to analyze circus performances as multimodal discourse, helping readers understand how meaning is created and shared. Across fifteen detailed chapters, the book examines various circus specialties, including magic, acrobatics, clowning, and both domestic and wild animal training. By looking at these diverse elements, the text demonstrates how circus performances produce and amplify cultural meaning. This research is built on a massive foundation of ethnographic and semiotic studies conducted over a 50-year period across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. It is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in performing arts, semiotics, and the sociology of ritual.

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Provides a new theory of the circus as a secular ritual for academic study.

Introduces a specialized method for analyzing performances as multimodal discourse.

Covers fifteen chapters spanning magic, acrobatics, clowning, and animal training.

Explains how cultural meaning is produced and extended through circus acts.

Based on 50 years of global research across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.

Written by Bouissac, a leading authority in circus ethnography and semiotics.

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Brand: Bloomsbury
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1441125639
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts > Theatre > Circus
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 October 2012
Listed Since: 27 February 2012

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