Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other Contexts

by Brenda Dixon Gottschild

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:027596373X

ISBN13:9780275963736

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:Praeger

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography Dance Folk History & Criticism Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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