The Aura of Bad Maps
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12370154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deke Weaver (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 418-437 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Text and Performance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-2937 • E-ISSN: 1479-5760 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10462930903244737 |
| OpenAlex | W1991759423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
While wondering about the importance of live performance and how it is different from virtual/on-line performances, I try to define Benjamin's aura and chew on ideas of authenticity, presence, community, and audience. This essay alternates between theoretical/practical examples (Ralph Ellison's notions of the cosmopolitan to Mahalia Jackson's love of performing in church to Reverend Billy to recent science on body maps and biomagnetic fields to the do-it-yourself technology provocateurs, The Institute for Applied Autonomy) and an anecdotal journal chronicling my solo performance tour of intimate spaces (cafés, backyard sheds, Brooklyn lofts, and the Edinburgh Fringe)
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Aura · Autonomy · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Visual arts · Art, Politics, and Modernism · History · Law · Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2013 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |