Mythogeography by Phil Smith
Dealing with walking, this title presents an account of the author's walk across the heart of the English countryside in the footsteps of Edwardian oak tree planter Charles Hurst. It provides a series of theoretical investigations into the underpinnings of resistant walking.
Phil Smith, the CrabMan, is an academic, writer and performer who, for 20 years, has worked mainly as a playwright in experimental, physical, community and music theatres. Over 100 of his plays have been professionally produced. Since 1980 he has been the dramaturg at TNT Theatre, Munich. Since 1998, as part of the Wrights & Sites group, he has also worked on site-based and walking-related performance, and subverted forms of the guided tour. The idea of "mythogeography" arose within the work of Wrights & Sites to describe their efforts to free heritage and touristic sites from monolithic identities. Phil has numerous other collaborative projects under way: a 2-year research and performance project on one city street; a week-long, geology-oriented walking/performing project; making three films with filmmaker Siobhan McKeown. Finally, he is conducting 3 years' funded research at Plymouth University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780956263131 |
| ISBN 10 | 0956263135 |
| Title | Mythogeography |
| Author | Phil Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Triarchy Press |
| Year published | 2010-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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