The Male Dancer: Bodies, Spectacle, Sexualities

2. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-97576-6
Verlag: ROUTLEDGE

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 361 g

In this challenging and lively book, Burt examines the representation of masculinity in twentieth century dance. The Male Dancer has proven to be essential reading for anyone interested in dance and the cultural construction of gender.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burt, Ramsay

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Gesellschaftstänze, Volkstänze
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Ballett, Modern Dance

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface to revised second edition Introduction 1. The Trouble with the Male Dancer. 2. Looking at the Male 3. Nijinksy 4. American Men 5. Dancing in the City 6. Masculinity and Liberation 7. Identity Politics 8. Post Men Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ramsay Burt is Professor of Dance History at De Montfort University, Leicester in the United Kingdom. His publications include The Male Dancer. This was followed by Alien Bodies and Judson Dance Theater. In 1999 he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. With Prof. Susan Foster, he is founder editor of Discourses in Dance.