World Dance History
Ritual, Politics, Global Engagement, and Citizenship
Seiten
2025
Cognella, Inc (Verlag)
9781793550613 (ISBN)
Cognella, Inc (Verlag)
9781793550613 (ISBN)
Delve into dance as a dynamic cultural force that conveys shared histories and transforms societal identities. Journey through African, Asian, and American expressions—from sacred rituals to jazz and hip-hop movements—to reveal how dance communicates political change, social values, and evolving civic identities.
World Dance History: Ritual, Politics, Global Engagement, and Citizenship provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of dance across a multitude of cultures and eras. The text examines the relationship between dance and society, interrogating cultural identity, religious practices, political movements, and mechanisms of social control. Readers are invited to consider dance not merely as an art form but as a potent cultural artifact that communicates the richness of human history and experience.
The book surveys the cultural function of dance in various regional and historical contexts, discussing the significance of African dances, sacred versus secular dance in South and Southeast Asia, and the intersections of ceremony versus propaganda in East Asian dance forms. Readers discover dance innovations during the Industrial Revolution, the nuanced dynamism of early American theatrical jazz dance, and the cultural revolutions heralded by hip-hop. Each chapter provides a lens through which the reader can learn to assess and appreciate the diverse interpretations and purposes of dance throughout world history.
Designed to help students develop a greater understanding of the ways in which dance can shape and reflect human citizenship, World Dance History is ideal for courses in dance history, cultural anthropology, and world culture.
World Dance History: Ritual, Politics, Global Engagement, and Citizenship provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of dance across a multitude of cultures and eras. The text examines the relationship between dance and society, interrogating cultural identity, religious practices, political movements, and mechanisms of social control. Readers are invited to consider dance not merely as an art form but as a potent cultural artifact that communicates the richness of human history and experience.
The book surveys the cultural function of dance in various regional and historical contexts, discussing the significance of African dances, sacred versus secular dance in South and Southeast Asia, and the intersections of ceremony versus propaganda in East Asian dance forms. Readers discover dance innovations during the Industrial Revolution, the nuanced dynamism of early American theatrical jazz dance, and the cultural revolutions heralded by hip-hop. Each chapter provides a lens through which the reader can learn to assess and appreciate the diverse interpretations and purposes of dance throughout world history.
Designed to help students develop a greater understanding of the ways in which dance can shape and reflect human citizenship, World Dance History is ideal for courses in dance history, cultural anthropology, and world culture.
Debi Worth serves as faculty in the Dance and Anthropology departments at Folsom Lake College where she developed the first A.A. degree in Dance Studies in Northern California. Professor Worth has extensive experience as a dancer touring worldwide and has taught in L.A., New York, London, and Japan. She holds bachelor's degrees in Dance and Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine and two master's degrees from the University of Surrey, Roehampton in London. Her doctoral research scrutinizes the workplace applicability of college dance education in the 21st century.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.01.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781793550613 / 9781793550613 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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