The Performative Power Of Vocality Offers A Fresh Perspective On Voice As A Subject Of Critical Inquiry By Employing An Interdisciplinary And Cross-Cultural Approach. Conventional Treatment Of Voice In Theatre And Performance Studies Too Often Regards It As A Subcategory Of Actor Training Associated With The Established Methods That Have Shaped Voice Pedagogy Within Western Theatre Schools Conservatories And Universities. This Monograph Significantly Deviates From These Dominant Models Through Its Investigation Of The Non-Discursive Material And Affective Efficacy Of Vocality With A Focus On Orally Transmitted Vocal Traditions. Drawing From Her Performance Training Research Collaborations And Commitment To Cultural Diversity Magnat Proposes A Dialogical Approach To Vocality. Inclusive Of Established Current And Emerging Research Perspectives This Approach Sheds Light On The Role Of Vocality As A Vital Source Of Embodied Knowledge Creativity And Well-Being Grounded In Process Practice And Place As Well As A Form Of Social And Political Agency. An Excellent Resource For Qualitative Researchers Artist-Scholars And Activists Committed To Decolonization Cultural Revitalization And Social Justice This Bookopens Up New Avenues Of Understanding Across Indigenous And Western Philosophy Performance Studies Musicology Ethnomusicology Sound And Voice Studies Anthropology Sociology Phenomenology Cognitive Science Physics Ecology And Biomedicine. The Open Access Version Of This Book Available At Taylorfrancis Has Been Made Available Under A Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (Cc-By-Nc-Nd) 4.0 License.
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