Dancing Motherhood

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-61927-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 424 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 446 g

Reihe: Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance

Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.

Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape the issues mothers in dance negotiate today. This book then reveals perspectives from mothers in dance working in areas such as performance, choreography, dance education, administration, and advocacy though survey and interview data. Based on participant responses, recommendations for changes in policy, hiring, evaluation, workplace environment, and other professional and personal practices to better support working mothers in dance are highlighted. Finally, essays from eight working mothers in dance offer intimate, personal stories and guidance geared to mothers, future mothers, policymakers, and colleagues and supervisors of mothers in the dance field.

By describing lived experiences and offering suggestions for improved working conditions and advocacy, this book initiates expanded discussion about women in dance and promotes change to positively impact dancing mothers, their employers, and the dance field.

Zielgruppe

Academic and General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duffy, Ali

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Ballett, Modern Dance
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Gesellschaftstänze, Volkstänze
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Choreographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Geschichte des Tanzes
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors
About the Author 
Acknowledgments 
Preface

1  Research Design, Methodologies, and Processes 

2  Theoretical Frameworks and Dominant Narratives of Women at Work and Women in Dance 

3  Bodies 

4  Identities, Values, and Relationships 

5  Unmet Needs, Conflicts, and Challenges 

6  ‘For the Tribe’: Essays to Mothers, Future Mothers, and Non-Mothers 

7  Organizational and Cultural Transformations to Benefit Pregnant People and Mothers in Dance 

Epilogue: In Closing: A Dancing Letter to My Child 
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ali Duffy (PhD, MFA) is a Professor, Graduate Director, and Associate Head of Dance in the School of Theatre and Dance at Texas Tech University, USA. She is also the Artistic Director of Flatlands Dance Theatre and a co-founder of the International Parenting and Dance Network.