{"title":"Wendy Oliver","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the heartfelt stories of Wendy Oliver, an author who explores themes of family, resilience, and personal growth with warmth and honesty. Perfect for fans of poignant and uplifting fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dance-and-gender-book-wendy-oliver-9780813064680","title":"Dance and Gender","description":"Driven by exacting methods and hard data, this volume reveals gender dynamics within the dance world in the twenty-first century. It provides concrete evidence about how gender impacts the daily lives of dancers, choreographers, directors, educators, and students through surveys, interviews, analyses of data from institutional sources, and action research studies. Dancers, dance artists, and dance scholars from the United States, Australia, and Canada discuss equity in three areas: concert dance, the studio, and higher education. The chapters provide evidence of bias, stereotyping, and other behaviors that are often invisible to those involved, as well as to audiences. The contributors answer incisive questions about the role of gender in various aspects of the field, including physical expression and body image, classroom experiences and pedagogy, and performance and funding opportunities. The findings reveal how inequitable practices combined with societal pressures can create environments that hinder health, happiness, and success. At the same time, they highlight the individuals working to eliminate discrimination and open up new possibilities for expression and achievement in studios, choreography, performance venues, and institutions of higher education. The dance community can strive to eliminate discrimination, but first it must understand the status quo for gender in the dance world.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50185715941649,"sku":"CIN0813064686G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51008254181649,"sku":"NIN9780813064680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52134823002385,"sku":"NLS9780813064680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0813064686.jpg?v=1763120200"},{"product_id":"women-making-art-book-deborah-johnson-9780820444383","title":"Women Making Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis important interdisciplinary book is a unique and timely contribution to the field of women in the arts. Each chapter is devoted to a single artist and a single ground-breaking work that altered the course of its art form in a full array of genres, including dance, music, installation, photography, architecture, poetry, literature, theater, film, performance art, and popular culture. These discussions are preceded by a comprehensive introduction to art by women over the past century that sets the artists who follow in a context that insightfully illuminates their struggles, their achievements, and their places in history at a critical moment in the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, the authors have made a significant update with six new chapters, new photos, and a revised introduction. The new chapters take as their subjects the contributions of Yoko Ono, Crystal Pite, Caroline Shaw, Beyonc , Kara Walker, and Diane Paulus. Each of the new chapters represents an artist or a category of art that has grown in prominence or engaged a significant redefinition in the contemporary world that was not addressed in the original edition of the book. Updating this material re-establishes the book's priority and relevance, especially in its expansion of representation of artists of color and artists in popular culture, and reinforces its appeal not only as a popular read, but as a classroom textbook or resource at the university level.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50264090935569,"sku":"CIN0820444383G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0820444383.jpg?v=1751233581"},{"product_id":"rooted-jazz-dance-book-lindsay-guarino-9780813069111","title":"Rooted Jazz Dance","description":"An African American art form, jazz dance has an inaccurate historical narrative that often sets Euro-American aesthetics and values at the inception of the jazz dance genealogy. The roots were systemically erased and remain widely marginalized and untaught, and the devaluation of its Africanist origins and lineage has largely gone unchallenged. Decolonizing contemporary jazz dance practice, this book examines the state of jazz dance theory, pedagogy, and choreography in the twenty-first century, recovering and affirming the lifeblood of jazz in Africanist aesthetics and Black American culture.Rooted Jazz Dance brings together jazz dance scholars, practitioners, choreographers, and educators from across the United States and Canada with the goal of changing the course of practice in future generations. Contributors delve into the Africanist elements within jazz dance and discuss the role of Whiteness, including Eurocentric technique and ideology, in marginalizing African American vernacular dance, which has resulted in the prominence of Eurocentric jazz styles and the systemic erosion of the roots. These chapters offer strategies for teaching rooted jazz dance, examples for changing dance curriculums, and artist perspectives on choreographing and performing jazz. Above all, they emphasize the importance of centering Africanist and African American principles, aesthetics, and values.  Arguing that the history of jazz dance is closely tied to the history of racism in the United States, these essays challenge a century of misappropriation and lean in to difficult conversations of reparations for jazz dance. This volume overcomes a major roadblock to racial justice in the dance field by amplifying the people and culture responsible for the jazz language.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50288348234001,"sku":"CIN0813069114VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51008310608145,"sku":"NIN9780813069111","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52473605783825,"sku":"NLS9780813069111","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0813069114.jpg?v=1763119913"},{"product_id":"wicca-candle-magic-book-wendy-oliver-9783986533342","title":"Wicca Candle Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplore the World of Wiccan Candle Magic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInclude these Candle Spells in Your Book of Shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandles \u003c\/strong\u003ehave a lot of power that most people don't realize. On the other hand, Wiccans see it as one of the most accessible and powerful magical instruments available \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandle magic\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most beginner-friendly magical arts for anybody looking to get started in the world of Wicca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendy Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e explains to you the mysteries of fire and how to utilize candles as helpful messengers in this book. You'll learn how to employ them in your own spellwork with ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere's a brief rundown of what you'll get: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire's Magnificence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandle Magic Preparation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpells \u0026amp; Candle Magic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you want to know what candle colors are best to use? No worries, we've got everything covered, as well as how to consecrate your \u003cstrong\u003ecandle\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it's ready for \u003cstrong\u003ecandle magic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll appreciate a practical portion after this book, as well as much more \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterested in Learning More?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSCROLL UP, CLICK BUY NOW WITH ONE CLICK, AND GET YOUR COPY RIGHT NOW \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51065506005265,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51065508266257,"sku":"NIN9783986533342","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52403741131025,"sku":"NLS9783986533342","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3986533346.jpg?v=1751096812"},{"product_id":"dance-and-gender-book-wendy-oliver-9780813062662","title":"Dance and Gender","description":"Driven by facts and hard data, this volume reveals how gender dynamics affect the lives of dancers, choreographers, directors, students, educators, and others who are involved in the world of dance. It unpacks real issues that matter - not just to dance communities but also to broader societal trends in the West.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52406539223313,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52406539878673,"sku":"NLS9780813062662","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780813062662.jpg?v=1763121303"},{"product_id":"you-never-leave-him-book-wendy-oliver-9781835638798","title":"You Never Leave Him","description":"\u003cp\u003eStoke Newington, London, 1969. A melting pot of cultures, generations, and politics. Clyde, a talented young black teacher, has a bright future ahead - but his younger brother Marvin hangs like a millstone around his neck, unteachable, semi criminal, dependent. The women in Clyde's life try to help him break free, but the relationship between the brothers, dysfunctional though it is, seems unbreakable. 'You Never Leave Him' is a story of love, family, duty and the longing to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52979819675921,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52979819774225,"sku":"GOR014677711","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781835638798.jpg?v=1767034626"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-wendy-oliver.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}