| Author | : Joyce Aschenbrenner |
| File Size | : 43,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 10 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : 0252027590 |
| Pages | : 316 pages |
Katherine Dunham by Joyce Aschenbrenner Book PDF Summary
She believes that dancing involves the development of an entire person and that the rituals and traditions of dance are integral to the study of culture. Throughout her career she has been a living model of the socially responsible artist working to wet cultural appetites and combat social injustice. Building on Dunham's published memoirs. A Touch of Innocence and Island Possessed. Joyce Aschenbrenner's multifaceted portrait blends personal observations based on her own interactions with Dunham, archival documents, and interviews with Dunham's colleagues, students, and members of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. Integrating these sources, Aschenbrenner characterizes the social, familial, and cultural environment of Dunham's upbringing and the intellectual and artistic community she embraced at the University of Chicago that laid the groundwork for her development as a dancer, anthropologist, and humanitarian.