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Thierry Thieû Niang discusses the practice of dance in hospital settings, exploring how dance can be a form of care and expression for patients, contributing to their healing and well-being.
Céline Roux examines the developments and challenges of performative dance in the French choreographic field from 1993 to 2003, highlighting key trends and transformations during this period.
This edited volume explores the role of women and feminist networks in the transmission and mediation of the arts, offering a historical perspective on their contributions and influence.
This book investigates the roles of sex and gender in cultural worlds, analyzing how these dimensions shape cultural practices, representations, and institutions.
Hélène Neveu Kringelbach explores the role of dance circles in urban Senegal, focusing on how movement and dance contribute to moral values and self-fashioning within the community.
V. Y. Mudimbe critically examines the historical and philosophical constructions of Africa, exploring how knowledge and perceptions of Africa have been shaped by Western thought and colonial discourses.
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.
This book captures a conversation between Maguy Marin and Olivier Neveux, delving into the essence of contemporary dance and performance, exploring themes of artistic expression and societal impact.
This edited volume explores the connections between dance and politics, highlighting struggles, corporeality, and performativity as key themes in understanding dance’s political dimensions.
Sylvia Faure provides a historical sociology of the choreographic field, examining the relationships between the body, knowledge, and power within the context of dance.
Huxley and Burt examine the interplay between dance, modernism, and modernity, analyzing how dance has evolved and contributed to modernist thought and contemporary cultural expressions.
Mark Franko explores the relationship between modernist dance and political performance, highlighting how dance has been used as a medium for political expression and social commentary.