The Spectacle of Performance. The Postmodern Hyperreal and Medieval European Play

A postmodernist claim concerning contemporary displacement of reality by "simulacra" that subsume reality can inspire a broader genealogy of reality, representation, play, and imaginaries. This essay examines: (1) the supposed postmodern displacement of modern boundaries between reality an...

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Main Author: John R. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2023-03-01
Series:Sociologica
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Online Access:https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/15897