Modern bodies : dance and American modernism from Martha Graham to Alvin Ailey
Foulkes, Julia L.2002
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This text exposes the social dynamics that shaped American modernism and moved dance to the edges of society. Through their art, modern dancers challenged conventional roles and images of gender, sexuality, race, class, and regionalism with a confrontational view of American democracy.
Main title:
Modern bodies : dance and American modernism from Martha Graham to Alvin Ailey / Julia L. Foulkes.
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Imprint:
Chapel Hill ; London : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.
Collation:
257 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780807826980 (cased)0807826987 (cased)9780807853672 (cased)0807853674 (cased)
Dewey class:
792.8792.8
Local class:
792.8 FOU
Language:
English
BRN:
237516