Dance and Authoritarianism - These Boots Are Made for Dancing

How dance and mass movement are used as a political tool by political regimes, especially authoritarian governments, as a way of showing symbolic mass support for the regime. Such regimes require spectacle to present them as protectors of the ethnic and national identities of their subjects, represented by the costumed folk dancers. 18 b/w illus.

A propos de l'auteur

Anthony Shay is professor of dance and cultural studies in the Theatre and Dance Department at Pomona College in California.

Résumé

How dance and mass movement are used as a political tool by political regimes, especially authoritarian governments, as a way of showing symbolic mass support for the regime. Such regimes require spectacle to present them as protectors of the ethnic and national identities of their subjects, represented by the costumed folk dancers. 18 b/w illus.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anthony Shay
• Edition: Intellect
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781789383522
• ISBN: 978-1-78938-352-2
• Pages: 312
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 245 mm x 22 mm
• Poids: 637 g
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Théâtre, ballet