Fire under my feet : history, race, and agency in African diaspora dance /: history, race, and agency in African diaspora dance. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ofosuwa M. Abiola.
• Editors: Abiola, Ofosuwa M
• Contents: Introduction: Invisible Avalanches and Ripple Effects Part I Politicizing Black Bodies and the Appropriation of Identity 1 The Gaze of Power, Rebel Bodies and the Specter of Savagery: African and African Descents’ Dances in the Narrative Eye of the Beholders in Puerto Rico During the 19th and 20th Centuries Part II Choreographing the African Diaspora in the Public Space 2 Rooting Across Generations: Establishing British Caribbean Diasporic Identity through Dance 3 Visualizing African Diaspora Dance Through the African American Dance Company and Visual Art 4 The Ruses of Memory in the Cinematic Choreographies of Delia Zapata Olivella: Dancing to Build Gender in the Public Spaces Part III Dance, Spirituality, and the Embodiment of Cultural Continuity 5 Dance, Rhythm, and Ritual: Afro-Venezuelans in Resistance 6 Dancing African-ness: The Transnational Identity of Siddi Dammal 7 Dance: A Catalyst for Spiritual Transcendence
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 792.8096; Dance, Black -- History; Dance, Black -- Africa; Blacks -- Social life and customs; Blacks -- Africa -- Social life and customs; African diaspora; Dance -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000441390; 9781000441383; 9781003150343
• Related ISBNs: 9780367713287
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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