Ofosuwa Abiola

Afrikinesis

A Paradigm for Research on African and African Diaspora Dance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides scholars and non-specialists alike, with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 58
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 138mm x 217mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 106g
• ISBN-13: 9781032611969
• ISBN-10: 1032611960
• Artikelnr.: 72108998

Autorenporträt

Ofosuwa M. Abiola, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Africana Dance History and Associate Dean of Research and Creative Endeavors at Howard University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Performative practices and documentation through an African lens: An
introduction
2 Overview of African culture and its reflection on dance
3 Identifying African dance body movements
4 Application of the Afrikinesis paradigm
5 A synergistic union: Afrikinesis and African dance research
Appendix
Quick reference glossary
Bibliography
Index

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List of illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface

1 Performative practices and documentation through an African lens: An introduction

2 Overview of African culture and its reflection on dance

3 Identifying African dance body movements

4 Application of the Afrikinesis paradigm

5 A synergistic union: Afrikinesis and African dance research



Appendix

Quick reference glossary

Bibliography

Index