The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies by Sherril Dodds

The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies by Sherril Dodds

The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies brings together leading international dance scholars in this single collection to provide a vivid picture of the state of contemporary dance research. The book commences with an introduction that privileges dancing as both a site of knowledge formation and a methodological approach, followed by a provocative overview of the methods and problems that dance studies currently faces as an established disciplinary field. The volume contains eleven core chapters that each map out a specific area of inquiry: Dance Pedagogy, Practice-As-Research, Dance and Politics, Dance and Identity, Dance Science, Screendance, Dance Ethnography, Popular Dance, Dance History, Dance and Philosophy, and Digital Dance. Although these sub-disciplinary domains do not fully capture the dynamic ways in which dance scholars work across multiple positions and perspectives, they reflect the major interests and innovations around which dance studies has organized its teaching and research. Therefore each author speaks to the labels, methods, issues and histories of each given category, while also exemplifying this scholarship in action. The dances under investigation range from experimental conceptual concert dance through to underground street dance practices, and the geographic reach encompasses dance-making from Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean and Asia. The book ends with a chapter that looks ahead to new directions in dance scholarship, in addition to an annotated bibliography and list of key concepts. The volume is an essential guide for students and scholars interested in the creative and critical approaches that dance studies can offer.

Those intending to teach or write about dance will find this volume of particular interest; those seeking a serious introduction to dance studies will find the collection to be an effective resource … Summing Up: Highly recommendedLower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. * CHOICE *

Sherril Dodds is a Professor of Dance at Temple University, USA. Her books include Dance on Screen, Dancing on the Canon, Bodies of Sound and The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Competition. She is a founder member of the PoPMOVES research group and is currently Director of the Institute of Dance Scholarship at Temple University.

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ISBN 13	9781350024465
ISBN 10	1350024465
Titel	The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies
Autor	Sherril Dodds
Serie	Bloomsbury Companions
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2019-03-21
Seitenanzahl	464
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