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Playthings in Early Modernity: Party Games, Word Games, Mind Games
- Author(s):
- Antonella Fenech Kroke, Andreas Fischer, Joyce Goggin, Chriscinda Henry, Jessen Kelly, Sergius Kodera, Allison Levy (see profile) , Patrick O'Banion, Jessica Otis (see profile) , Serina Patterson (see profile) , Patricia Rocco, Elke Rogersdotter, Nhora Serrano (see profile) , Emily Winerock, Kelli Wood, Manfred Zollinger
- Editor(s):
- Allison Levy (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies, Digital Art History, History of Art, Late Medieval History, Performance Studies
- Subject(s):
- Material culture, Performance art--Study and teaching, Renaissance--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Book
- Tag(s):
- early modern, games, ludic culture, Material culture, Play, Early modern studies, Performance studies, Renaissance studies, Visual culture
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M65D7G
- Abstract:
- Why do we play games—with and upon each other as well as ourselves? When are winners also losers, and vice-versa? How and to what end do we stretch the spaces of play? What happens when players go ‘out of bounds,’ or when games go ‘too far’? Moreover, what happens when we push the parameters of inquiry: when we play with traditional narratives of ludic culture, when we re-write the rules? An innovative volume of fifteen interdisciplinary essays at the nexus of material culture, performance studies, and game theory, Playthings in Early Modernity emphasizes the rules of the game(s) as well as the breaking of those rules. Thus, the titular ‘plaything’ is understood as both an object and a person, and play, in the early modern world, is treated not merely as a pastime, a leisurely pursuit, but as a pivotal part of daily life, a strategic psychosocial endeavor.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
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