{"product_id":"shaping-dance-canons-criticism-aesthetics-and-equity-hardcover","title":"Shaping Dance Canons: Criticism, Aesthetics, and Equity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Mattingly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining a\u003cbr\u003ecentury of dance criticism in the United States and its influence on aesthetics\u003cbr\u003eand inclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDance criticism has long been\u003cbr\u003eintegral to dance as an art form, serving as documentation and validation of dance\u003cbr\u003eperformances, yet few studies have taken a close look at the impact of key critics\u003cbr\u003eand approaches to criticism over time. The first book to examine dance\u003cbr\u003ecriticism in the United States across 100 years, from the late 1920s to the early\u003cbr\u003etwenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eShaping Dance\u003cbr\u003eCanons\u003c\/i\u003e argues that critics in the popular press have influenced how dance has\u003cbr\u003ebeen defined and valued, as well as which artists and dance forms have been taken\u003cbr\u003emost seriously.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Mattingly likens the effect of dance writing to that of a\u003cbr\u003eflashlight, illuminating certain aesthetics at the expense of others. Mattingly\u003cbr\u003eshows how criticism can preserve and reproduce criteria for what qualifies as\u003cbr\u003ehigh art through generations\u003cbr\u003eof writers and in dance history courses, textbooks, and curricular design. She examines the gatekeeping role of prominent critics\u003cbr\u003esuch as John Martin and Yvonne Rainer while highlighting the often-overlooked\u003cbr\u003eperspectives of writers from minoritized backgrounds and dance traditions. The\u003cbr\u003ebook also includes an analysis of digital platforms and current dance projects--On\u003cbr\u003ethe Boards TV, \u003ci\u003ethINKingDANCE\u003c\/i\u003e, Black Dance\u003cbr\u003eStories, and amara tabor-smith's \u003ci\u003eHouse\/Full of BlackWomen\u003c\/i\u003e--that challenge systemic exclusions. In doing so, the book calls\u003cbr\u003efor ongoing dialogue and action to make dance criticism more equitable\u003cbr\u003eand inclusive.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327013241081,"sku":"9780813069630","price":137.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z2l3eVhTWjQzRWkxL1pZd1NMa1FjZz09.webp?v=1769573691","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shaping-dance-canons-criticism-aesthetics-and-equity-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}