Women and Dance
Sylphs and Sirens
Seiten
1992
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-47626-0 (ISBN)
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-47626-0 (ISBN)
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A broad-ranging account of women's roles and experience in dance, which demolishes the myth that dance is a female art form by demonstrating the way in which it is dominated by male managers, choreographers and directors. dance is a possible arena for feminist practice and women's liberation.
A broad-ranging account of women's roles and experience in dance, which demolishes the myth that dance is a female art form by demonstrating the way in which it is dominated by male managers, choreographers and directors. While most dancers are women, for the most part they interpret male-constructed images rather than create their own. This is not inevitable, however, the author argues; dance is a possible arena for feminist practice and women's liberation.
A broad-ranging account of women's roles and experience in dance, which demolishes the myth that dance is a female art form by demonstrating the way in which it is dominated by male managers, choreographers and directors. While most dancers are women, for the most part they interpret male-constructed images rather than create their own. This is not inevitable, however, the author argues; dance is a possible arena for feminist practice and women's liberation.
List of Illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Dancing Hierarchies.- Dance in Society Cultured Bodies.- The Social Construction of the Body Colonised Bodies.- The Oppression of Women Viewing Women.- The Production and Reception of Dance Titillating Tutus.- Ballet Revolutionary Women.- Modern Dance We Say No.- Postmodern Dance Black Power.- Black Dance Beginning Again.- New Dance The Subversives.- Women's Dance Practice.- Bibliography.- Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.10.1992 |
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Reihe/Serie | Women in Society: A Feminist List | Women in Society: A Feminist List |
Zusatzinfo | XIV, 283 p. |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 384 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-333-47626-3 / 0333476263 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-47626-0 / 9780333476260 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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