Migrations of Gesture

by Carrie Noland

Derived from the Latin verb "gerere"-to carry, act, or do-"gesture" has accrued critical currency but has remained undertheorized. Migrations of Gesture addresses this absence and provides a complex theory on the value of gesture for understanding human sign production. Gestures migrate from body to body, from one medium to another, and between cultural contexts. Juxtaposing distinct approaches to gesture in order to explore the ways in which they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816648654
• ISBN13: 9780816648658
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"