Afrikinesis : a paradigm for research on African and African diaspora dance / Ofosuwa M. Abiola.

First edition.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2024.

xi, 58 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.

"Routledge focus."

This book provides scholars and non-specialists alike with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements. This book explains why Western research paradigms are inadequate for research on Africana dance. It exposes the value of utilizing an appropriate research paradigm that offers researchers a broader perspective and a transparent, unfettered process for analysis in under-researched topics such as African and African diaspora dance styles. Researchers are introduced to the African dance aesthetic, characteristically African body movements, definitions of steps, understandings within African culture, and a host of other jewels that facilitate a deeper grasp on the subject and refines the quality of the scholar's research, its findings, and its proficiency. This book will be of great interest to scholars of African dance studies.

Online version: Abiola, Ofosuwa M. Afrikinesis First edition. New York : Routledge, 2023

English

April 11, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56) and index.