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the performative essay and the essayistic performance

Preface
The Research
Research question:

Theoretical relevance of the essay

Relevance of the essay in fine art
Relevance of the essay for
Artistic Research
Objectives, boundaries
and methodology
Objectives of the research
Boundaries of the research

Methodology
Content and form
Per-Form
Content

Artistic practice
The Essay

The hybrid Zuihitsu

Definition, etymology and
Michel de Montaigne
Theodor W. Adorno – “Der Essay als Form”
Core characteristics
The essay as noun and as verb
Goethe, the experiment and
essayistic science
μέθοδος
The Essay and
Performance

The performative essay

The essayistic science of
Artistic Research
Essayistic Performance

Performance
Essayistic performance
Performance and text
Performance and theory
Performance and experimenting

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Performance and attempting
Conclusion
Bibliography
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