The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory

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.>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
 PART 1: CULTURAL BODIES 
The Body in Culture: Before the Body Project
 The Body in Culture: The Body Project
 Ethnography Dances Back
 PART 2: DANCE, THE BODY AND CULTURAL THEORY 
The Body in Dance
 Reconstructing the Dance: In Search of Authenticity?
 Dance and Difference: Performing/Representing/Re-Writing the Body
 Dancing the Night Away: Rave/Club Culture
 Conclusion
 References
 Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Helen Thomas

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Helen Thomas
• Verlag: Macmillan
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.07.2003
• EAN: 9780333724323
• ISBN: 978-0-333-72432-3
• Seiten: 272
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; B, Dance, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection