Jane C Desmond
Biographic Data
| ID | 192309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane C Desmond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane C |
| FAMILY NAME | Desmond |
| SIGNATURE | DESMOND J C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Zones of Production in Possible Worlds
This essay investigates dance's “conditions of possibility” to argue that while dance and dancing is, in some ways unique, it many other ways it is similar to other types of labor. These types of labor function not simply as a job, or even career, but also as a “calling,” in the sense that they provide a core part of an individual's identity in the world and organize their life practices. Key dimensions of dance's labor which influence its precar…
Making American Studies Dance
Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era. By Brenda Dixon Gottschild. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. 270 pages. $45.00 (cloth). Dancing Class: Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Divides in American Dance, 1890-1920. By Linda J. Tomko. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1999. 283 pages. $18.95 (paper). Two new books by dance scholars Brenda Dixon Gottschild and Linda J. Tomko show the importanc…
Picturing Hawai'i
positions: east asia cultures critique - Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 1999
Rockefeller Fellowship Program at the University of Iowa
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Embodying Difference
Invoking "The Native"
Bodies of the Text
Meaning in Motion
Dance, whether considered as an art form or embodied social practice, as product or process, is a prime subject for cultural analysis. Yet only recently have studies of dance become concerned with the ideological, theoretical, and social meanings of dance practices, performances, and institutions. In Meaning in Motion , Jane C. Desmond brings together the work of critics who have ventured into the boundaries between dance and cultural studies, an…
Crafting Exhibitions
Book reviewed in this article: Crafting Exhibitions: Contemporary Navajo Weaving: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of the Denver Art Museum . Crafting Exhibitions: Reflections of the Weavers' World: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of the Denver Art Museum
Embodying Difference
Aman and a woman embrace. Each stands poised, contained. They look past each other, eyes focused on distant points in the space. Like mirror images, their legs strike out, first forward, then back. As one, they glide across the floor, bodies melded at the hips, timing perfectly in unison. They stop expectantly. The woman jabs the balls of her feet sharply into the floor, each time swivelling her hips toward the leading foot. The man holds her lig…
Meaning in Motion
Dance, whether considered as an art form or embodied social practice, as product or process, is a prime subject for cultural analysis. Yet only recently have studies of dance become concerned with the ideological, theoretical, and social meanings of dance practices, performances, and institutions. In Meaning in Motion , Jane C. Desmond brings together the work of critics who have ventured into the boundaries between dance and cultural studies, an…
Embodying Difference
Aman and a woman embrace. Each stands poised, contained. They look past each other, eyes focused on distant points in the space. Like mirror images, their legs strike out, first forward, then back. As one, they glide across the floor, bodies melded at the hips, timing perfectly in unison. They stop expectantly. The woman jabs the balls of her feet sharply into the floor, each time swivelling her hips toward the leading foot. The man holds her lig…
Picturing Hawai'i
positions: east asia cultures critique - Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 1999
Embodying Difference
Aman and a woman embrace. Each stands poised, contained. They look past each other, eyes focused on distant points in the space. Like mirror images, their legs strike out, first forward, then back. As one, they glide across the floor, bodies melded at the hips, timing perfectly in unison. They stop expectantly. The woman jabs the balls of her feet sharply into the floor, each time swivelling her hips toward the leading foot. The man holds her lig…
Crafting Exhibitions
Book reviewed in this article: Crafting Exhibitions: Contemporary Navajo Weaving: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of the Denver Art Museum . Crafting Exhibitions: Reflections of the Weavers' World: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of the Denver Art Museum
Embodying Difference
Invoking "The Native"
Bodies of the Text
Meaning in Motion
Dance, whether considered as an art form or embodied social practice, as product or process, is a prime subject for cultural analysis. Yet only recently have studies of dance become concerned with the ideological, theoretical, and social meanings of dance practices, performances, and institutions. In Meaning in Motion , Jane C. Desmond brings together the work of critics who have ventured into the boundaries between dance and cultural studies, an…
Rockefeller Fellowship Program at the University of Iowa
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Picturing Hawai'i
positions: east asia cultures critique - Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 1999
Making American Studies Dance
Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era. By Brenda Dixon Gottschild. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. 270 pages. $45.00 (cloth). Dancing Class: Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Divides in American Dance, 1890-1920. By Linda J. Tomko. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1999. 283 pages. $18.95 (paper). Two new books by dance scholars Brenda Dixon Gottschild and Linda J. Tomko show the importanc…
Zones of Production in Possible Worlds
This essay investigates dance's “conditions of possibility” to argue that while dance and dancing is, in some ways unique, it many other ways it is similar to other types of labor. These types of labor function not simply as a job, or even career, but also as a “calling,” in the sense that they provide a core part of an individual's identity in the world and organize their life practices. Key dimensions of dance's labor which influence its precar…
Art (6 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art history (4 works) · Dance (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works)