Literaturverz. S. 229 - 254. - Inhalt: Introduction. - PART 1: CULTURAL BODIES. - The Body in Culture: Before the Body Project. - The Body in Culture: The Body Project. - Ethnography Dances Back. - PART 2: DANCE, THE BODY AND CULTURAL THEORY. - The Body in Dance. - Reconstructing the Dance: In Search of Authenticity?. - Dance and Difference: Performing/Representing/Re-Writing the Body. - Dancing the Night Away: Rave / Club Culture. - Conclusion. - References. - Index.
Beschreibung:
This book takes its point of departure from the overwhelming interest in theories of the body and performativity in sociology and cultural studies in recent years. It explores a variety of ways of looking at dance as a social and artistic (bodily) practice as a means of generating insights into the politics of identity and difference as they are situated and traced through representations of the body and bodily practices. These issues are addressed through a series of case studies. [Verlagsangabe]
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