June 24, 2006

recent reading

Posted by dogpossum on June 24, 2006 10:18 PM in the category academia and lindy hop and other dances

Ok, so I haven't read that article, yet, but I have read most of this:

It's one of the most recent contriubtions to dance studies work on African American vernacular dance history, edited by Tommy DeFrantz, who does some interesting work on queer black masculinity in dance. While there's a little more emphasis on concert dance than I'm really interested in, there are also some neat articles, especially one on ring shouts which is really worth reading for a discussion of African slaves' experiences with christianity, as represented in dance.

Posted by dogpossum on June 24, 2006 10:18 PM in the category academia and lindy hop and other dances