CMST 1150 : Exam 2 Notes
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Humans are uncomfortable with leaving this unknown, constantly trying to find answers. Exegesis going from the facts to a structured knowledge. Eisegesis fill in facts to structure an interpretation. Good example, lawyers re constructing a crime scene for a witness. Has at its center the written and spoken word gesture, and image. To explore performances and practices and test the ground on which they rest. Engages performances as both an object of study. Field is wide open there are many voices anything can be studied as performance, everything has performance qualities. Even if their not dancing, putting on a show. Example, junip tree performs for hikers who are blown by its beauty. Does not mean it has certain topics it focusis on b/c its so open, doesn"t mean there are no standards to learn by (protageres there"s no absolute standard) Values that guide people are not natural, transcendent, god given, or amenable.
