Moving Otherwise - Dance, Violence, and Memory in Buenos Aires

Moving Otherwise offers a fascinating look at how contemporary dance practices in Buenos Aires enacted politics within political and economic violence from the mid-1960s to the mid-2010s. It is the
first book on Argentine contemporary dance and it introduces a breadth of choreographers and practices to an English speaking audience.

About the author

Victoria Fortuna is an Assistant Professor in the Dance Department at Reed College in Portland, OR. Her research interests include Latin/x American concert and social dance, dance as a mode of political and community organization, and cultural histories of dance in transnational perspective.

Summary

Moving Otherwise offers a fascinating look at how contemporary dance practices in Buenos Aires enacted politics within political and economic violence from the mid-1960s to the mid-2010s. It is the first book on Argentine contemporary dance and it introduces a breadth of choreographers and practices to an English speaking audience.

Additional text

Victoria Fortuna offers a stirring yet incisive exploration into the world of Argentinian dance under the duress of political violence. A compelling study of moving within and against the restraints of neoliberalism, Moving Otherwise makes a vital contribution to the fields of dance studies and human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Fortuna, Victoria (Assistant Professor Fortuna
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780190627010
• ISBN: 978-0-19-062701-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Dance, Ethnic Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, ART / Performance, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Dance, Hispanic & Latino Studies