{"title":"María José Martínez Sánchez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaría José Martínez Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationships between space, place, and cultural identity through a critical lens. Her works delve into the performative aspects of how environments shape and reflect social and artistic practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses that weave together \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e with spatial theory, offering profound insights into the dynamic production of place and its impact on human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"placeness-and-the-performative-production-of-space-by-maria-jose-martinez-sanchez-9781350349858","title":"Placeness and the Performative Production of Space","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can performance create and transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creation of community? These are some of the questions addressed in this study of the relationship of performance to urban space.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarrying theory with a series of international case studies of performance practice and interviews with practitioners, this interdisciplinary study examines how space is performatively produced to create a sense of \u003cem\u003eplaceness\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering multiple perspectives on space and place, this book investigates the connections between space and the construction of social and cultural narratives. It focuses on the multiple ways performative actions produce space, including theatre, installations, site-specific work, visual arts, and digital performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary performance, architecture, and digital media studies, \u003cem\u003ePlaceness and the Performative Production of Space\u003c\/em\u003e builds on a clear theoretical framework that draws on the work of Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Henri Lefevre, Richard Schechner, Hans-Thies Lehmann, Lev Manovich, and Slavoj Žižek. It offers themed sections comprising theory, studies of practice, and interviews with practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCase studies include site-specific work by Catalan collective La Fura Dels Baus, Barcelona, Spain, the Prague Quadrennial, community engagement in Praça Roosevelt in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Portland Inn Project in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, Campo de la Cebada in Madrid, Spain, and digital spaces created by artists in India and Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934185898220,"sku":"9781350349858","price":135.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/29c17d8d7c297ccdb46f66bee650c703.jpg?v=1783909615"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/maria-jose-martinez-sanchez.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}