Moving History/Dancing Cultures：A Dance History Reader

Thisnewcollectionofessayssurveysthehistoryofdanceinaninnovativeandwide-rangingfashion.EditorsDilsandAlbrightaddressthecurrentdearthofcomprehensiveteachingmaterialinthedancehistoryfieldthroughthecreationofamultifaceted,non-linear,yetwell-structuredandcomprehensivesurveyofselectmomentsinthedevelopmentofbothAmericanandWorlddance.Thisbookisillustratedwithover50photographs,andwouldmakeanidealtextforundergraduateclassesindanceethnography,criticismorappreciation,aswellasdancehistory--particularlythosewithacross-cultural,contemporary,oranAmericanfocus.Thereaderisorganizedintofourthematicsectionswhichallowforvariedandindividualizedcourseuse:ThinkingaboutDanceHistory:TheoriesandPractices,WorldDanceTraditions,AmericaDancing,andContemporaryDance:GlobalContexts.Theeditorshavestructuredthereadingswiththeunderstandingthatcontemporarytheoryhasthoroughlyquestionedthediscursiveconstructionofhistoryandtheresultantcanonizationofcertaindances,textsandpointsofview.Thehistoricalreadingsarepresentedinawaythatencouragesthoughtfulanalysisandallowstheopportunityforcriticalengagementwiththetext.