Ethno-Techno; Writings on Performance, Activism and Pedagogy
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This document will be of great value for teachers not just in performance but in all the fields Gómez-Peña admits to his workshops: the arts, literature, cultural studies, visual culture and so on.."
-Nicholas Mirzoeff, New York University
"A publication of international significance and one that will appeal to students, artists and activists engaged with art and politics in a social context across the world.."
-Lois Keidan, Live Art Development Agency
"Gómez-Peña's work and insight continue to be so very important... A much needed book in these days and times.."
-Rebecca Schneider, Brown University
"A fascinating and important collection of texts.."
-Jon McKenzie, author of Perform or Else
Book Description
The performance of "extreme identity" is familiar to us all through the medium of television (just switch on Jerry Springer). So where does this leave the critical practice of artists who aim to make tactical, performative interventions into our notions of race, culture, and sexuality?
Guillermo Gómez-Peña has spent many years developing his unique style of performance-activism: his theatricalizations of postcolonial theory. In Ethno-Techno: Writings on performance, activism, and pedagogy, he pushes the boundaries still further, exploring what's left for artists to do in a post-9/11 repressive culture of what he calls "the mainstream bizarre."
Extensive photos document his artistic experiments. The text not only explores and confronts his political and philosophical parameters, it offers an insight into one of the most daring, innovative, and challenging performance artists of our age.
Ethno-Techno; Writings on Performance, Activism and Pedagogy
Ethno-Techno; Writings on Performance, Activism and Pedagogy,G. GOMEZ-PENA,Routledge,0415362482,20th century,Art & Art Instruction,General,Gomez-Pena, Guillermo,History,Mexican American art,Performance art,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Politics in art,Theater - General,United States
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