'What's in a Name?' Taxonomic Choices in the Field of Dance Studies. (May 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'What's in a Name?' Taxonomic Choices in the Field of Dance Studies. (May 2021)
- Main Title:
- 'What's in a Name?' Taxonomic Choices in the Field of Dance Studies
- Authors:
- Mollenhauer, Jeanette
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Dance genres sometimes require categorisation and this article addresses a collective for which no universally-accepted terminology has been located. Using the example of the author's doctoral research in Australia, four alternatives are examined in turn: 'folk', 'ethnic', 'world' and 'traditional', with analysis of the advantages and problems embedded in each term. Discussion of the Australian social and political environment exemplifies pertinent location-specific issues that need to be addressed when making taxonomic choices. The article aims to stimulate further discursive commentary and encourage epistemological and linguistic clarity among dance scholars.
- Is Part Of:
- Dance research. Volume 39:Number 1(2021)
- Journal:
- Dance research
- Issue:
- Volume 39:Number 1(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 39, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0039-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 89
- Page End:
- 105
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05
- Subjects:
- taxonomy -- folk -- ethnic -- world -- traditional
Dance -- Research -- Periodicals
Dance -- Periodicals
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http://www.jstor.org/journals/02642875.html ↗
http://www.euppublishing.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.3366/drs.2021.0322 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0264-2875
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