Introduction: dance in Africa and beyond: creativity and identity in a globalized world. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Neveu Kringelbach, Hélène; Plancke, Carine
• Is Part Of: Critical African studies. Volume 11:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: anthropological study of dance -- postcolonial Africa -- multiple identities -- African diaspora; Africa -- Social aspects -- Research -- Periodicals; Africa -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Periodicals; Africa -- Political aspects -- Research -- Periodicals; 960.05
• DOI: 10.1080/21681392.2019.1669474
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-1392

Abstract

Abstract : In this introduction to the special issue on dance in Africa and beyond, we review the anthropological study of dance in Africa since the 1920s and introduce the seven contributions, organized around the key themes of transformed identities (both contemporary and historical), decoloniality, new media, morality, and the problematic representations of African diasporic identities in contemporary Europe. With this special issue, we argue that the study of dance and music provides an important window into the myriad creative ways in which people in Africa and in the African diaspora deal with problematic situations, generate new artistic forms, engage with questions of ethics, and carve out spaces in which they experiment with novelty and reinvigorate their lives.