 Dancing bodies, living histories: new writings about dance and culture.
Author: Doolittle, Lisa Published: 2000 A collection of essays staging a set of illuminating connections between cultural theory and dancing practices, examining the body in an exhilarating range of performances. The book interrogates choreography as a theorizing of identity - racial, gendered, and classed - and it elucidates power relations within and surrounding dancing. It addresses an international readership in dance studies and histories of the body, bringing together a diverse group of scholars and artists to think through crucial aspects of dance's significance. |
