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Critical Moves: Dance Studies in Theory and Politics
Randy Martin
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Description for Critical Moves: Dance Studies in Theory and Politics
Paperback. Illustrates how the study and practice of dance can reanimate arrested prospects for progressive politics and social change. This book engages a range of performances and demonstrates how a critical reflection on dance helps promote fluency in the language of mobilisation that political theory alludes to yet rarely speaks. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
In Critical Moves Randy Martin sets in motion an inquiry into the relationship between dance, politics, and cultural theory. Drawing on his own experiences as a dancer as well as his observations as a cultural critic and social theorist, Martin illustrates how the study and practice of dance can reanimate arrested prospects for progressive politics and social change.
From experimental and concert dance to more popular expressions, Martin engages a range of performances and demonstrates how a critical reflection on dance helps promote fluency in the language of mobilization that political theory alludes to yet rarely speaks. He explores how ... Read more
In Critical Moves Randy Martin sets in motion an inquiry into the relationship between dance, politics, and cultural theory. Drawing on his own experiences as a dancer as well as his observations as a cultural critic and social theorist, Martin illustrates how the study and practice of dance can reanimate arrested prospects for progressive politics and social change.
From experimental and concert dance to more popular expressions, Martin engages a range of performances and demonstrates how a critical reflection on dance helps promote fluency in the language of mobilization that political theory alludes to yet rarely speaks. He explores how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822322191
SKU
V9780822322191
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Ref
99-1
About Randy Martin
Randy Martin is Chair and Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Science and Management at Pratt Institute. He is the author of Performance as Political Act: The Embodied Self and Socialist Ensembles: Theater and State in Cuba and Nicaragua.
Reviews for Critical Moves: Dance Studies in Theory and Politics
“Critical Moves makes a crucial contribution to the emerging field of dance studies. Martin’s ability to think politics through dance also suggests a challenging and enabling new critical framework for political theory.”—Susan L. Foster , author of Choreography and Narrative: Ballet’s Staging of Story and Desire “Randy Martin has written a bold and interesting book, imaginative and deftly presented. Few ... Read more