THE PEDAGOGY OF PERFORMANCE: PRESENCE, HUMOUR AND LAUGHTER IN TEACHING
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https://doi.org/10.14210/contrapontos.v12n3.p335-340Keywords:
Aesthetic education. Performance. Teacher training.Abstract
This paper discusses pedagogical practice as performance. It also articulates the concepts of aesthetic act, performance, body, presence, laughter and humor. Considering performance as a particular form of body use, it discusses the status of meaning in contemporary society. The notions of humor and laughter are used as a means of transgressing and a form of performed thinking.Downloads
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2012-11-06
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