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An Article is a detailed, research-based piece that explores topics related to dance, performance, and artistic practices, often featuring interviews or expert insights.

Rodriguez Quinones, Ana Laura, and Monika Salzbrunn. “Migrating through the Arts. Deconstructing Alterities through new Approaches to Music and Dance Practices.” New Diversities 25, no. 1 (2024). http://newdiversities.mmg.mpg.de

In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in artistic practices as a lens through which to explore inequalities, navigating the intricate dynamics of mobility, citizenship and belongingness. In particular, music and dance have emerged as illuminating pathways for reimagining migration and diversity research. This transformative perspective challenges conventional categories such as “migrant,” “migration,” […]

Meisenhelder, Tom. 2003. “African Bodies: ‘Othering’ the African in Precolonial Europe.” Race, Gender & Class. 10 (3): 100-113.

Tom Meisenhelder discusses the historical process of “othering” African bodies in precolonial Europe, examining the racial and cultural constructions that shaped European perceptions of Africans.

Welsh, Kariamu. 1996. “Commonalities in African Dance: An Aesthetic Foundation”, in African Culture: The Rhythms of Unity, edited by Kariamu Welsh Asante and Molefi Kete Asante, 71-82, Westport: Greenwood Press.

In this chapter, Kariamu Welsh explores the aesthetic foundations and commonalities in African dance, highlighting its unifying elements and cultural expressions across the continent.

De Laet Timmy. 2020. “Expanding Dance Archives: Access, Legibility, and Archival Participation.” Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research 38, no. 2: 206–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27127210.

Timmy De Laet discusses the expansion of dance archives, focusing on improving access, legibility, and participation in archival practices to better preserve and understand dance history.

Lepecki, André. 2010. “The body as archive: Will to re-enact and the afterlives of dances”. Dance Research Journal 42.2. 28-48.

André Lepecki explores the concept of the body as an archive in dance, examining the desire to re-enact dances and the implications for the preservation and continuation of dance practices.

Nachbar, Martin. 2018. “Tracing sense/reading sensation: An essay on imprints and other matters” in The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Reenactment edited by Mark Franko. Oxford Handbooks. (2): 19-32.

Martin Nachbar investigates the sensory and experiential aspects of dance, focusing on how imprints and sensations are traced and interpreted within the context of dance and reenactment.

McFee, Graham. 2002. “The Pleasure of Popular Dance.” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 29, no. 1: 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2002.9714628.

Graham McFee delves into the philosophical aspects of popular dance, discussing the intrinsic pleasures and values associated with engaging in popular dance forms.

Kwan, SanSan. 2017. “When is contemporary dance?.” Dance Research Journal 49.3. 38-52.

SanSan Kwan examines the temporal and contextual boundaries of contemporary dance, questioning when and how dance practices are classified as contemporary within historical and cultural frameworks.

Schwan, Alexander. 2023. “Responsive Bodies: Towards an Ethics of Contemporary Dance.” Performance Philosophy 8.2: 120-125.

Alexander Schwan discusses the ethical dimensions of contemporary dance, focusing on the concept of responsive bodies and the implications for performance and audience engagement.