Body, Dance and Cultural Theory

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This book takes its point of departure from the overwhelming interest in theories of the body and performativity in sociology and cultural studies in recent years. It explores a variety of ways of looking at dance as a social and artistic (bodily) practice as a means of generating insights into the politics of identity and difference as they are situated and traced through representations of the body and bodily practices. These issues are addressed through a series of case studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-17
Mått:137 x 211 x 18 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333724323

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Dansböcker inom Kultur
Sociologi och antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

HELEN THOMAS is Reader in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has published numerous articles on dance and presented papers on her work in Europe, North America and Japan. She is editor of Dance, Gender and Culture and Dance in the City, and is author of Dance, Modernity and Culture. She recently completed an AHRB funded study, Dancing into the Third Age: Social Dance as Cultural Text.

Recensioner i media

'Comprehensive and illuminating...Students of contemporary culture will find her interdisciplinary treatment of dance in all its forms an essential text.' - Professor Bryan Turner, Cambridge University, UK

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART 1: CULTURAL BODIES The Body in Culture: Before the Body ProjectThe Body in Culture: The Body ProjectEthnography Dances BackPART 2: DANCE, THE BODY AND CULTURAL THEORY The Body in DanceReconstructing the Dance: In Search of Authenticity?Dance and Difference: Performing/Representing/Re-Writing the BodyDancing the Night Away: Rave/Club CultureConclusionReferencesIndex.