Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance Dance and Other Contexts

Name: Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance Dance and Other Contexts
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ISBN: 9780275963736

ISBN-10: 027596373X

ISBN-13: 9780275963736

Edition: 1998

Authors: Brenda D. Gottschild

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This work examines the African presence in various types of American dance forms. It argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been 'invisibilised' by racism, and investigates its presence as a major factor in shaping American performance.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 6/30/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Up from Under


The Africanist Presence First Premises of an Africanist Aesthetic Don't Take Away My Picasso


Cultural Borrowing and the Afro-Euro-American Triangle Barefoot and Hot, Sneakered and Cool


Africanist Subtexts in Modern and Postmodern Dance Stripping the Emperor


and the Americanization of Ballet Past Imperfect



Performance, Power, and Politics on the Minstrel Stage Dance and Theater in a Multicultural Context


Who Stole the Soul, Who Takes the ""Rap