| Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other Contexts Contributor(s): Gottschild, Brenda D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 027596373X ISBN-13: 9780275963736 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture. Dixon Gottschild argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been "invisibilized" by the pervasive force of racism. This book provides evidence to correct and balance the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a conditioning factor in shaping American performance, onstage and in everyday life. She examines the Africanist presence in American dance forms particularly in George Balanchine's Americanized style of ballet, (post)modern dance, and blackface minstrelsy. Hip hop culture and rap are related to contemporary performance, showing how a disenfranchised culture affects the culture in power. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Folk - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 793.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Series: Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture. Dixon Gottschild argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been invisibilized by the pervasive force of racism. This book provides evidence to correct and balance the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a conditioning factor in shaping American performance, onstage and in everyday life. She examines the Africanist presence in American dance forms particularly in George Balanchine's Americanized style of ballet, (post)modern dance, and blackface minstrelsy. Hip hop culture and rap are related to contemporary performance, showing how a disenfranchised culture affects the culture in power. |