Doctoral Thesis
Performing the self: An insight into the formation of self as dancer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Murdoch University
2014
Abstract
The relationship between mind, body and self is a contentious issue that has concerned both ancient and modern philosophers. Recently, new research has emerged based on Zen Buddhism and the Husserlian based phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty and focusing on the concept of Leib; of a lived body and embodied self, existing in specific biological and social conditions. Through the aesthetics of dance, I will explore how the social body techniques of our specific life-worlds and the conditions of our physical world shape our perception of mind-body unity. In this way, being cannot be understood as a state we arrive at through self-cultivation, but rather a process through which we use self-cultivation techniques to negotiate to be recognised as functional, social beings. The self is therefore not a static entity but one that is performed over again in a process that creates space for both physical, social and intellectual growth.
Details
- Title
- Performing the self: An insight into the formation of self as dancer
- Authors/Creators
- Yung Ching Chua
- Contributors
- David Moody (Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Murdoch University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Identifiers
- 991005541750207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Doctoral Thesis
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