Introduction : global perspectives in ethnographic fieldwork, theory, and the representation of traditional dance / Linda E. Dankworth and Ann R. David -- Issues of tradition, modernity and authenticity. Embodied traditions : Gujarati (dance) practices of garba and raas in the UK context / Ann R. David -- How black is black? : the indigenous Atis compete at the Ati-atihan festival / Patrick Alcedo -- Performative participation : embodiment of identities and relationships in sabar dance events / Elina Seye -- Issues of cultural identity through the influences of social dance events and tourism. Uncovering the invisible female dancers of moreska : an ethnochoreological analysis / Iva Niem♯i♯ -- Embodying cultural identities and creating social pathways through Mallorquin dance / Linda E. Dankworth -- Kecak behind the scenes : investigating the kecak network / Kendra Stepputat -- Dance in psychosocial work, gender and textual representation. Forced displacement, identity, embodiment and change / Allison J. Singer -- Sounding contestation, silent suppression : cosmopolitics and gender in Japanese flamenco / Yolanda van Ede -- Embodiment of cultural knowledge : an ethnographic analysis of Okinawan dance / Chi-fang Chao.
Summary:
"Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and movement systems of varied global communities. It offers a selection of dance ethnographies that represent individual approaches to fieldwork through the medium of traditional dance from around the globe--Bali, Croatia, Japan, Mallorca, Okinawa, the Philippines, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and West Africa. This fascinating collection is divided into three parts that represent different theoretical approaches to the study of dance and identity through the methodology of ethnography. With backgrounds in a wide range of disciplines, such as religious studies, social and cultural anthropology, folklore, history, psychosocial work, and tourism, the authors include various media of film and photographs to enrich their methodologies."-- Publisher's website.
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