Loss and Cultural Remains in Performance
| Author | : Heather Davis-Fisch |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2012-09-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137065995 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137065990 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (990 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Loss and Cultural Remains in Performance by : Heather Davis-Fisch
Download or read book Loss and Cultural Remains in Performance written by Heather Davis-Fisch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1845, John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition disappeared. The expedition left an archive of performative remains that entice one to consider the tension between material remains and memory and reflect on how substitution and surrogation work alongside mourning and melancholia as responses to loss.