Jeanette Mollenhauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250119 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeanette Mollenhauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeanette |
| FAMILY NAME | Mollenhauer |
| SIGNATURE | MOLLENHAUER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | independent scholar |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-0126-9230 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ron Edwards and the Fight for Australian Tradition
Ron Edwards (1930–2008), along with many other Australian collectors of folklore, pursued his passion for most of his adult life. Keith McKenry is likewise a dedicated folklorist of vast experience, and this is the second biography he has produced about prominent figures in the field; the first one recorded the life of Australian song collector John Meredith. McKenry presents a well-investigated account of Edwards’ personal and professional life,…
A Transnational Legacy
Each week in Australia, hundreds of people attend classes in international folk dancing (IFD), eagerly learning and practising dances from around the globe. The existence of FDA and the popularity of IFD must be accorded to André van de Plas from The Netherlands, who visited Australia every year for over three decades. This article examines the practice of IFD in Australia, analysing recreational dance as a leisure pursuit, tracing its historical…
Implications of Rock Art Aesthetics in Olmec Sculpture
The development of freestanding stone sculpture by the Olmec people of Mesoamerica's Gulf lowlands has long been considered one of the defining artistic achievements of the Formative period. However, by the Middle Formative period the production of freestanding sculpture was often eclipsed by the contemporaneous creation of rock art outside the Gulf lowlands. In this article I argue that Gulf Olmec sculptors and audiences occasionally co-opted th…
Cultural Dance in Australia
Cultural Dance in Australia
"Jillian Mollenhauer. Review of "Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
‘What's in a Name?’ Taxonomic Choices in the Field of Dance Studies
Dance genres sometimes require categorisation and this article addresses a collective for which no universally-accepted terminology has been located. Using the example of the author's doctoral research in Australia, four alternatives are examined in turn: ‘folk’, ‘ethnic’, ‘world’ and ‘traditional’, with analysis of the advantages and problems embedded in each term. Discussion of the Australian social and political environment exemplifies pertine…
Catholicism, cultural nationalism and traditional dance in the Irish and Croatian communities in Australia
This article describes the tripartite relationship between the Catholic Church, nationalism and traditional dance in the Irish and Croatian communities in Australia. Within both homeland and diasporic milieux, dance embodies culturally specific knowledge that binds communities and transmits that knowledge to subsequent generations. In Ireland, the Catholic Church not only exerted political power; it directly influenced many aspects of dance praxi…
Australian calisthenics
This article explores the uniquely Australian leisure activity of calisthenics. The term ‘calisthenics’ has multiple applications; initially, it described a variety of exercise prescribed for physical and mental health. Australian calisthenics defies easy definition, representing a confluence of sport, music and dance; it is a highly structured competitive activity, affording the opportunity for a study of bodies, spaces and places. Individuals’ …
Beth Dean
Australian dancer Beth Dean was classically trained but belonged to the “ethnic dance” tradition in which performers interpreted the dances of “primitive” others for the concert stage; her career reflected the trends in dance scholarship and practice of her era. This article compares her textual and performative works with other writers and practitioners in Australia and the rest of the world. It identifies Dean’s belief in an evolution of dance …
Stepping to the fore
This article contributes to scant literature on Irish dance praxis in Australia by demonstrating how the confluence of global and local factors have permitted Irish dance in Australia to step to the fore. Irish step dance is a globally recognizable genre that has dispersed through, first, the migration of Irish people throughout the world and, more recently, through itinerant theatrical troupes. In Australia, a significant node of the Irish diasp…
The case of the two Irish Jigs
Irish and Scottish migration to Australia included the transportation of traditional arts, including dance. Dance competitions were popular community activities, but the presence of an Irish Jig in the canon of Scottish Highland dance and its imputed association with the vaudeville ‘stage Irish’ provoked anger among Irish migrants. This is because it threatened their notions of the representation of Irish identity through dance. The controversy s…
A Changing Focus
Considerable differences exist between Irish step dancing competitions in the current era and those which were held in the late nineteenth century. This article traces the evolution of step dancing competition praxes in Australia, exposing the multiple transformations which have occurred over time. It focuses on the shift from cultural representation to individual aesthetics and the ways in which this change has resulted from disparate influences…
Irish Dancing in Sydney
Irish dancing has undergone global dissemination in a pattern which mirrors the dissipation of Irish citizens to multiple diasporic locations. As was the case in Ireland itself, practices of Irish dancing are grounded in localised contexts: historical, political, economic and social. In Australia, Irish immigrants have a long settlement history, were eventually absorbed into the white majority population, and currently enjoy economic comfort. Iri…
Sculpting the Past in Preclassic Mesoamerica
Scholars encountering the monolithic sculptures of the Gulf lowland Olmec since the early twentieth century have frequently employed the term “monument” to describe these works. Often the word has been applied in reference to the formal qualities of the sculptures as well as to their antiquity. The function of monuments as sites of public remembering, however, has never been fully explored in relation to these works. This article discusses the ev…
Sculpting the Past in Preclassic Mesoamerica
Scholars encountering the monolithic sculptures of the Gulf lowland Olmec since the early twentieth century have frequently employed the term “monument” to describe these works. Often the word has been applied in reference to the formal qualities of the sculptures as well as to their antiquity. The function of monuments as sites of public remembering, however, has never been fully explored in relation to these works. This article discusses the ev…
Sculpting the Past in Preclassic Mesoamerica
Scholars encountering the monolithic sculptures of the Gulf lowland Olmec since the early twentieth century have frequently employed the term “monument” to describe these works. Often the word has been applied in reference to the formal qualities of the sculptures as well as to their antiquity. The function of monuments as sites of public remembering, however, has never been fully explored in relation to these works. This article discusses the ev…
Irish Dancing in Sydney
Irish dancing has undergone global dissemination in a pattern which mirrors the dissipation of Irish citizens to multiple diasporic locations. As was the case in Ireland itself, practices of Irish dancing are grounded in localised contexts: historical, political, economic and social. In Australia, Irish immigrants have a long settlement history, were eventually absorbed into the white majority population, and currently enjoy economic comfort. Iri…
A Changing Focus
Considerable differences exist between Irish step dancing competitions in the current era and those which were held in the late nineteenth century. This article traces the evolution of step dancing competition praxes in Australia, exposing the multiple transformations which have occurred over time. It focuses on the shift from cultural representation to individual aesthetics and the ways in which this change has resulted from disparate influences…
Stepping to the fore
This article contributes to scant literature on Irish dance praxis in Australia by demonstrating how the confluence of global and local factors have permitted Irish dance in Australia to step to the fore. Irish step dance is a globally recognizable genre that has dispersed through, first, the migration of Irish people throughout the world and, more recently, through itinerant theatrical troupes. In Australia, a significant node of the Irish diasp…
The case of the two Irish Jigs
Irish and Scottish migration to Australia included the transportation of traditional arts, including dance. Dance competitions were popular community activities, but the presence of an Irish Jig in the canon of Scottish Highland dance and its imputed association with the vaudeville ‘stage Irish’ provoked anger among Irish migrants. This is because it threatened their notions of the representation of Irish identity through dance. The controversy s…
"Jillian Mollenhauer. Review of "Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica
‘What's in a Name?’ Taxonomic Choices in the Field of Dance Studies
Dance genres sometimes require categorisation and this article addresses a collective for which no universally-accepted terminology has been located. Using the example of the author's doctoral research in Australia, four alternatives are examined in turn: ‘folk’, ‘ethnic’, ‘world’ and ‘traditional’, with analysis of the advantages and problems embedded in each term. Discussion of the Australian social and political environment exemplifies pertine…
Catholicism, cultural nationalism and traditional dance in the Irish and Croatian communities in Australia
This article describes the tripartite relationship between the Catholic Church, nationalism and traditional dance in the Irish and Croatian communities in Australia. Within both homeland and diasporic milieux, dance embodies culturally specific knowledge that binds communities and transmits that knowledge to subsequent generations. In Ireland, the Catholic Church not only exerted political power; it directly influenced many aspects of dance praxi…
Australian calisthenics
This article explores the uniquely Australian leisure activity of calisthenics. The term ‘calisthenics’ has multiple applications; initially, it described a variety of exercise prescribed for physical and mental health. Australian calisthenics defies easy definition, representing a confluence of sport, music and dance; it is a highly structured competitive activity, affording the opportunity for a study of bodies, spaces and places. Individuals’ …
Beth Dean
Australian dancer Beth Dean was classically trained but belonged to the “ethnic dance” tradition in which performers interpreted the dances of “primitive” others for the concert stage; her career reflected the trends in dance scholarship and practice of her era. This article compares her textual and performative works with other writers and practitioners in Australia and the rest of the world. It identifies Dean’s belief in an evolution of dance …
Cultural Dance in Australia
Cultural Dance in Australia
Implications of Rock Art Aesthetics in Olmec Sculpture
The development of freestanding stone sculpture by the Olmec people of Mesoamerica's Gulf lowlands has long been considered one of the defining artistic achievements of the Formative period. However, by the Middle Formative period the production of freestanding sculpture was often eclipsed by the contemporaneous creation of rock art outside the Gulf lowlands. In this article I argue that Gulf Olmec sculptors and audiences occasionally co-opted th…
A Transnational Legacy
Each week in Australia, hundreds of people attend classes in international folk dancing (IFD), eagerly learning and practising dances from around the globe. The existence of FDA and the popularity of IFD must be accorded to André van de Plas from The Netherlands, who visited Australia every year for over three decades. This article examines the practice of IFD in Australia, analysing recreational dance as a leisure pursuit, tracing its historical…
Ron Edwards and the Fight for Australian Tradition
Ron Edwards (1930–2008), along with many other Australian collectors of folklore, pursued his passion for most of his adult life. Keith McKenry is likewise a dedicated folklorist of vast experience, and this is the second biography he has produced about prominent figures in the field; the first one recorded the life of Australian song collector John Meredith. McKenry presents a well-investigated account of Edwards’ personal and professional life,…
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