Performing Deception: Learning, Skill and the Art of Conjuring
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- Synopsis
- In Performing Deception, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of perception, deception and learning, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world. Performing Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology, philosophy, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781800646926
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781800646902, 9781800646957, 9781800646926, 9781800646964, 9781800646933, 9781800646940, 9781800646919
- Publisher:
- Open Book Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 02/08/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Brian Rappert CC BY-NC
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Technology, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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