Name: The End of the Circus: Evolutionary Semiotics and Cultural Resilience (en Inglés)
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Author: Bouissac, Paul
ISBN: 9781350166493

portada The End of the Circus: Evolutionary Semiotics and Cultural Resilience (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Paul Bouissac

Editorial

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

264

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm

Peso

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9781350166493

Categorías

Circo
Sociolingüística
Materia antropología social y cultural etnográfica

The End of the Circus: Evolutionary Semiotics and Cultural Resilience (en Inglés)

Paul Bouissac (Autor) · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · Tapa Dura

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This book analyses two features of the traditional circus that have come under increasing attack since the mid-20th century: the use of wild animals in performance and the act of clowning. Positioning this socio-cultural change within the broader perspective of evolutionary semiotics, renowned circus expert Paul Bouissac examines the decline of the traditional circus and its transformation into a purely acrobatic spectacle. The End of the Circusdraws on Bouissac's extensive ethnographic research, including previously unpublished material on the training of wild animals and clown make-up, to chart the origins of the circus in Gypsy culture and the drastic change in contemporary Western attitudes on ethical grounds. It scrutinizes the emergence of the new form of circus, with its focus on acrobatics and the meaning of the body, showing how acrobatic techniques have been appropriated from traditional Gypsy heritage and brought into the fold of mainstream popular entertainment. Questioning the survival of the new circus and the likely resurgence of its traditional forms, this book showcases Bouissac's innovative approach to semiotics and marks the culmination of his ground-breaking work on the circus.