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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Janet O'Shea (Professor of Dance, Professor of Dance, University of California - Los Angeles)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.533kg ISBN: 9780190871536ISBN 10: 0190871539 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 22 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why do you do this? Experiencing Humanity in Combat Play Chapter One: No Hard Feelings: Why Martial Arts Doesn't Mean what Violence Means Chapter Two: The Magic Ring: How Combat Sport Transforms Meaning through Space and Movement Chapter Three: Chess with Cardio: Finding the Meeting Point in Sport Fighting Chapter Four: What's there to Lose? Vulnerability in Combat Sport Chapter Five: On the Line: The Pleasure of Risk versus the Culture of Fear Chapter Six: Fail Better: The Paradox of Defeat in Martial Arts Training Chapter Seven: Making Play Work: Competition, Spectacle, and Perfection in Sport Chapter Eight: Making Work Play: Rethinking Competitive Pleasure through Self-Defense Training Conclusion: A Crisis of Play? References IndexReviewsRisk, Failure, Play is a masterly exploration of conflict, movement, and mind-body connection. The book builds from sharply observed personal experience to cultural analysis, using the sensations and emotions of martial arts practice to anchor a rigorously constructed theoretical approach. Drawing on sources as varied as Elaine Scarry and Dan Inosanto, O'Shea gathers the many threads encountered in her training into a compelling read that links the domains of dance and combat. * Dr. Susan Schorn, University of Texas at Austin, author of Smile at Strangers and Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly * Risk, Failure, Play is a masterly exploration of conflict, movement, and mind-body connection. The book builds from sharply observed personal experience to cultural analysis, using the sensations and emotions of martial arts practice to anchor a rigorously constructed theoretical approach. Drawing on sources as varied as Elaine Scarry and Dan Inosanto, O'Shea gathers the many threads encountered in her training into a compelling read that links the domains of dance and combat. -- Dr. Susan Schorn, University of Texas at Austin, author of Smile at Strangers and Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly This book does an impressive job of providing examples of self-defense training as work and as play, including the differences between men and women. This is an excellent read for those interested in sport psychology and sport sociology. -- CHOICE Risk, Failure, Play is a masterly exploration of conflict, movement, and mind-body connection. The book builds from sharply observed personal experience to cultural analysis, using the sensations and emotions of martial arts practice to anchor a rigorously constructed theoretical approach. Drawing on sources as varied as Elaine Scarry and Dan Inosanto, O'Shea gathers the many threads encountered in her training into a compelling read that links the domains of dance and combat. -- Dr. Susan Schorn, University of Texas at Austin, author of Smile at Strangers and Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly Author InformationJanet O'Shea is Professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA. Author of At Home in the World: Bharata Natyam on the Global Stage and the co-editor of the Routledge Dance Studies Reader, 2nd edition, her research focuses on corporeality, interdisciplinary exchange, and the politics of everyday life. She is a practitioner of Filipino martial arts, jeet kune do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, kickboxing, and empowerment self-defense. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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