Roach, Joseph R., 1947- author.

Cities of the dead : circum-Atlantic performance / Joseph Roach.

New York : Columbia University Press, [1996]
©1996

xvi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

The social foundations of aesthetic forms

"Artfully interweaving theatrical, musical, and ritual performance along the Atlantic rim from the eighteenth century to the present, Cities of the Dead explores a rich continuum of cultural exchange that imaginatively reinvents, re-creates, and restores history." "Enriched with fifty-five illustrations, including spectacular photos of New Orleans's famed Mardi Gras Indians, Joseph Roach's work employs an entirely unique approach to the study of culture. Rather than focusing on one region, Cities of the Dead describes broad cultural connections over place and time, showing through myriad examples how performance can revise the unwritten past." "Through illuminating discussions of social events ranging from burials to sacrifices, from auctions to parades, encompassing regional traditions as diverse as Haitian Voudon and British funerals, the book looks at the synchretic performance traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Exploring processes of substitution, or surrogation, as enacted in performance, Roach demonstrates the ways in which we fill the voids left by death and departure." "Cities of the Dead proposes a new way to think about the relationship between history and memory as well as between document and performance. It details patterns of remembrance and forgetting, of communities forging their identities and imagining their futures."--Jacket.

023110460X (acid-free paper)
9780231104609 (acid-free paper)
0231104618 (paperback)
9780231104616 (paperback)

Roach, Joseph R., 1947-.
Carnival Louisiana New Orleans History.
Folklore Performance Louisiana New Orleans.
Theater and society Louisiana New Orleans History.
Folklore Performance England London.
Theater and society England London History.
Communication and culture.
Memory Social aspects.
Carnavals Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Histoire.
Folklore Interprétation Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Théâtre et société Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Histoire.
Folklore Interprétation Angleterre Londres.
Théâtre et société Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Communication et culture.
71.55 folklore: general.
Carnival.
Folklore Performance.
Theater and society.
Volkscultuur.
Performing arts.
Performing arts Social aspects History.
Carnavals États-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (L.A.) Histoire.
Théâtre Aspect social États-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Histoire.
Théâtre Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB)
Mémoire Aspect social.
Folklore Aspect social Etats-Unis Etats-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.)
Folklore Grande-Bretagne Londres.
New Orleans (La.) History.
London (England) History.
Londres (Angleterre) Histoire.
England London.
Louisiana New Orleans.
Performing Arts.

History.

Social foundations of aesthetic forms series.

Location: Library main 111498
Call No.: ID GT4211.N4.R63; ID:96-B1949
Status: Available