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Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance (Studies in Dance History)
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Description for Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance (Studies in Dance History)
Hardcover. Original essays and interviews by artists and scholars who are making, defining, questioning, and theorizing Asian American dance in all its variety. Editor(s): Wong, Yutian. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
The definition of Asian American dance is as contested as the definition of “Asian American.” Artists and scholars who are making, defining, questioning, and theorizing Asian American dance show in these original essays that the term encompasses not only a range of national origins but also a dazzling variety of theoretical frameworks, disciplinary methods, and genres—from traditional to postmodern to hip hop.
This volume addresses topics including the role of the 1960s Asian American Movement in creating Japanese American taiko groups, and the experience of internment during World War II influencing butoh dance in Canada. Essays about artists such ... Read more
The definition of Asian American dance is as contested as the definition of “Asian American.” Artists and scholars who are making, defining, questioning, and theorizing Asian American dance show in these original essays that the term encompasses not only a range of national origins but also a dazzling variety of theoretical frameworks, disciplinary methods, and genres—from traditional to postmodern to hip hop.
This volume addresses topics including the role of the 1960s Asian American Movement in creating Japanese American taiko groups, and the experience of internment during World War II influencing butoh dance in Canada. Essays about artists such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Dance History
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299308704
SKU
V9780299308704
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About Wong
Yutian Wong is an associate professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at San Francisco State University, USA. She is the author of Choreographing Asian America.
Reviews for Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance (Studies in Dance History)
“[This] much anticipated publication . . . marks the beginning of a new era in critical dance/performance studies scholarship. . . . I recommend the book as a course companion for instructors engaged in Asian diaspora studies, themes of global citizenship, Asian labour, cultural production and consumption, or the performance of identity, race, power, sexuality, and gender.”—Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures ... Read more