Neveu Kringelbach, H;
Plancke, C;
(2019)
Introduction: dance in Africa and beyond: creativity and identity in a globalized world.
Critical African Studies
, 11
(1)
pp. 1-9.
10.1080/21681392.2019.1669474.
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Abstract
In this introduction to the special issue on dance in Africa and beyond, we review the anthropological study of dance in Africa since the 1920s and introduce the seven contributions, organized around the key themes of transformed identities (both contemporary and historical), decoloniality, new media, morality, and the problematic representations of African diasporic identities in contemporary Europe. With this special issue, we argue that the study of dance and music provides an important window into the myriad creative ways in which people in Africa and in the African diaspora deal with problematic situations, generate new artistic forms, engage with questions of ethics, and carve out spaces in which they experiment with novelty and reinvigorate their lives.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Introduction: dance in Africa and beyond: creativity and identity in a globalized world |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21681392.2019.1669474 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/21681392.2019.1669474 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | anthropological study of dance, postcolonial Africa, multiple identities, African diaspora |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10085304 |
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