Performing Deception
Download or Read eBook Performing Deception PDF written by Brian Rappert and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Brian Rappert |
| Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2022-05-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781800646933 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1800646933 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Performing Deception by : Brian Rappert
Book excerpt: In Performing Deception, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of perception, deception and learning, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world. Performing Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology, philosophy, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise.
