Sanger, A;
(2022)
Gaga and naming as eco-somatic practices of enchantment.
Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices
, 14
(2)
pp. 263-275.
10.1386/jdsp_00086_1.
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Abstract
This article will trace theories of enchantment and disenchantment in the social sciences to craft a theoretical framework of enchantment as a form of ecological relationality. The framework will be supported by examples drawn from field-work completed between 2017 and 2021 in the United Kingdom and Israel of the contemporary somatic practice Gaga, a workshop on blessing and cursing facilitated by Claire MacDonald, and a week-long workshop with Sandra Reeve. These examples, expanded by sections of ethnographic reflection denoted in italics, demonstrate how a contemporary theory of enchantment, through somatic inquiry, may re-instil agency in the cold, mechanized world of modernity and open up channels of possibility to reimagine kinship.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Gaga and naming as eco-somatic practices of enchantment |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1386/jdsp_00086_1 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1386/jdsp_00086_1 |
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: | dance; environmental perception; ethnography; performance philosophy; political ecology; relationality |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169643 |
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