{"product_id":"performance-masculinity-and-self-injury-by-lucy-weir-9781032027098","title":"Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury\u003c\/em\u003e is an ambitious and expansive examination of the visual language of self-injury in performance art from the 1960s to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the gendered nature of discussion around self-harm, the book challenges established readings of risk-taking and self-injury in global performance practice. The interdisciplinary methodology draws from art history and sociology to provide a new critical analysis of the relationship between masculinity and self-inflicted injury. Based upon interviews with a range of artists around the world, it offers an innovative understanding of the diverse meanings behind self-injury in performance, and delves into the gendered coding of self-harming bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters examine the work of Ron Athey, Günter Brus, Wafaa Bilal, Franko B, André Stitt, Pyotr Pavlensky, and Yang Zhichao, offering a new perspective on the forms and functions of self-injury in performance art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, performance studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607359865068,"sku":"9781032027098","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032027098-performance-masculinity-and-self-injury.jpg?v=1778162124","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/performance-masculinity-and-self-injury-by-lucy-weir-9781032027098","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}