Choreographies of Landscape
Signs of Performance in Yosemite National Park
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Sally Ann Ness | ISBN: | 9781785331176 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sally Ann Ness |
| ISBN: | 9781785331176 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
As an international ecotourism destination, Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of climbers, sightseers, and other visitors from around the world annually, all of whom are afforded dramatic experiences of the natural world. This original and cross-disciplinary book offers an ethnographic and performative study of Yosemite visitors in order to understand human connection with and within natural landscapes. By grounding a novel “eco-semiotic” analysis in the lived reality of parkgoers, it forges surprising connections, assembling a collective account that will be of interest to disciplines ranging from performance studies to cultural geography.
As an international ecotourism destination, Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of climbers, sightseers, and other visitors from around the world annually, all of whom are afforded dramatic experiences of the natural world. This original and cross-disciplinary book offers an ethnographic and performative study of Yosemite visitors in order to understand human connection with and within natural landscapes. By grounding a novel “eco-semiotic” analysis in the lived reality of parkgoers, it forges surprising connections, assembling a collective account that will be of interest to disciplines ranging from performance studies to cultural geography.
