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Indigenous dance and dancing Indian : contested representation in the global era
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Indigenous dance and dancing Indian : contested representation in the global era / Matthew Krystal.
ISBN
9781607320968 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1607320967 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781607320975 (ebook)
1607320975 (ebook)
Published
Boulder : University of Press of Colorado, c2012.
Physical Description
xxii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 23, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. Dance, culture, and identity ; Representational dance and the problem of authenticity
Kiche' Maya traditional dance. Conquest, colonialism, and continuity ; The dance of the conquest and contested national identity
Native American powwow. Origin, change, and continuity in powwow ; Characteristics, functions, and meanings in contemporary powwow ; Powwow, self-representation, and multiplicity of identity
Folkloric dance. Folkloric dance, modernity, and appropriation ; Appropriation, Round 2 : immigrant folkloric dance ; Back to the field : indigenous folkloric dance
Chiefs, kings, mascots, and martyrs. Dancing Indian in sports : origins and development ; Chief Illiniwek enacted in ritual and myth ; Chief Illiniwek contested
Conclusion. Dance in comparison ; Confusions and conclusions.
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