The publication of Performance Studies: An Introduction was a defining moment for the field. Richard Schechner's pioneering textbook provides a lively and accessible overview of the full range of performance for undergraduates at all levels and beginning graduate students in performance studies, theatre, performing arts, and cultural studies. Among the topics discussed are the performing arts and popular entertainments, rituals, play and games, and the performances of everyday life. Supporting examples and ideas are drawn from the social sciences, performing arts, poststructuralism, ritual theory, ethology, philosophy, and aesthetics.

This third edition is accompanied by an all-new companion website curated by a dedicated media editor, with the following resources for instructors and students: 

• Interactive glossary
• Multiple choice questions
• Powerpoint Slides.
• Videos
• Website links for further study
• Tutorials on specific skills within Performance Studies
• Sample Discussion Questions
• Exercises and Activities
• Sample Syllabi

The book itself has also been revised, with 25 new extracts and biographies, up-to-date coverage of global and intercultural performances, and further exploration of the growing international presence of Performance Studies as a discipline.

Performance Studies is the definitive overview for undergraduates, with primary extracts, student activities, key biographies and over 200 images of global performance.

表演研究》的出版。导论的出版是该领域的一个决定性时刻。理查德-谢克纳（Richard Schechner）的这本开创性的教科书为各年级的本科生和表演研究、戏剧、表演艺术和文化研究的初级研究生提供了一个生动而又容易理解的关于表演的全面概述。讨论的主题包括表演艺术和大众娱乐、仪式、游戏和日常生活中的表演。支持性的例子和观点来自社会科学、表演艺术、后结构主义、仪式理论、伦理学、哲学和美学。

本书第三版附有一个由专门的媒体编辑策划的全新的配套网站，为教师和学生提供了以下资源。

交互式词汇表

多项选择题

Powerpoint幻灯片。

视频

进一步学习的网站链接

关于表演研究中特定技能的教程

讨论问题样本

练习和活动

教学大纲样本

本书本身也进行了修订，增加了25个新的摘录和传记，对全球和跨文化表演进行了最新的报道，并进一步探讨了表演研究作为一门学科在国际上的不断发展。

《表演研究》是本科生的权威概览，包括主要摘录、学生活动、主要传记和200多幅全球表演的图片。

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