{"product_id":"performance-masculinity-and-selfinjury-9781032027098","title":"Performance Masculinity and SelfInjury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book 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\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. Individual 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\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to scholars working in art his\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018801611095,"sku":"9781032027098","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032027098.jpg?v=1750778196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performance-masculinity-and-selfinjury-9781032027098","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}