{"product_id":"provocation-in-popular-culture-9781138852501","title":"Provocation in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bim Mason\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat role can provocation play in the process of renewal, both of individuals and of societies? \u003cem\u003eProvocation in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e is an investigation into the practice of specific provocateurs and the wider nature of cultural provocation, examining, among others: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eBanksy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eSacha Baron Cohen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeo Bassi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePussy Riot\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilippe Petit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eArchaos.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Bim Mason's own twenty-five year career as performer, teacher and creative director, this book explores the power negotiations involved in the relationship between provocateur and provoked, and the implications of maintaining a position on the 'edge'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing neuroscience as a bridge, it proposes a similarity between complexity theory and cultural theories of play and risk. Three inter-related analogies for the 'edge' on which these performers operate - the fulcrum, the blade and the border - reveal the shifts between structure and fluidity, and the ways in which these can combine in a single moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237132198039,"sku":"9781138852501","price":3735.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138852501.webp?v=1769215699","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/provocation-in-popular-culture-9781138852501","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}