The Routledge Dance Studies Reader

The Routledge Dance Studies Reader

<P><EM>The Routledge Dance Studies Reader</EM> has been expanded and updated, giving readers access to thirty-seven essential texts that address the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of globalization on embodiment and choreography. </P> <P>These interdisciplinary essays in dance scholarship consider a broad range of dance forms in relation to historical, ethnographic, and interdisciplinary research methods including cultural studies, reconstruction, media studies, and popular culture.</P> <P>This new third edition expands both its geographic and cultural focus to include recent research on dance from Southeast Asia, the People€s Republic of China, indigenous dance, and new sections on market forces and mediatization.</P> <P>Sections cover: </P> <UL> <P> <LI>Methods and approaches</LI> <P></P> <P> <LI>Practice and performance</LI> <P></P> <P> <LI>Dance as embodied ideology</LI> <P></P> <P> <LI>Dance on the market and in the media</LI> <P></P> <P> <LI>Formations of the field.</LI></UL><I> <P>The Routledge Dance Studies Reader</I> includes essays on concert dance (ballet, modern and postmodern dance, tap, <I>kathak</I>, and classical <I>khmer</I> dance), popular dance (salsa and hip-hop), site-specific performance, digital choreography, and lecture-performances. It is a vital resource for anyone interested in understanding dance from a global and contemporary perspective.</P>