Dance and politics : : moving beyond boundaries / / Dana Mills.

In this book Dana Mills examines the political power of dance from a global perspective. Mills explores different dimensions of dance as a form of intervention into a politics more commonly articulated in words. She is interested in dance as a system of communication that allows its subjects to spea...

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Place / Publishing House:Manchester, UK : : Manchester University Press,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Manchester Political Studies
Physical Description:1 online resource (144 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
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Summary:In this book Dana Mills examines the political power of dance from a global perspective. Mills explores different dimensions of dance as a form of intervention into a politics more commonly articulated in words. She is interested in dance as a system of communication that allows its subjects to speak with their bodies and to create embodied spaces, drawing attention to the radically egalitarian nature of dance with its ability to transcend all boundaries of gender, race and sexual politics.
Audience:Academics in political and dance theory, general audience interested in unconventional political analysis.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1526105152
1526105160
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Statement of Responsibility: Dana Mills.