Eric Mullis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4514748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Mullis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Mullis |
| SIGNATURE | MULLIS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queens University of Charlotte |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1837-1024 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconstruction in Dance Somaesthetics
This essay considers the relationship between contemporary concert dance, somaesthetics and dance studies. It begins by discussing the original somaesthetics disciplinary proposal, focusing on how the methodology outlined therein pertains to work in dance studies. The second section briefly surveys existing literature on dance somaesthetics, and the third discusses two strategies that will help make such work more conversant with contemporary dan…
How to dance, robot
Aesthetics, Ideology, and Ethics of Remembrance in Red Detachment of Women ( Hongse Niangzi Jun , 红色娘子军)
The Red Detachment of Women is a ballet that was developed under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party in the period leading up to the Cultural Revolution. It features a distinctive approach to ideological content that draws on martial arts, folk dance, and Beijing Opera traditions, and continues to appeal to contemporary audiences in China. I consider the aesthetics of the weapon advanced by the ballet and the ethical and political impl…
Performing with robots
This essay discusses the manner in which machine aesthetics influenced early twentieth-century performance and then draws on contemporary philosophy of technology in order to consider how robots can be experienced as other and how ontological differences between robotic and human bodies are manifested in particular vulnerability relations. These points are then used to analyze two performance pieces that present the interaction of robots and huma…
Ought I Make Political Dance
This essay draws on personal experience as it investigates the intersection of ethics, political activism, and dance performance. It considers the manner in which artistic and ethical convictions can shape the critical reception of dance that intentionally engages social justice issues, and it draws on ethical theory in order to investigate the manner in which personal ethical beliefs can determine a dance artist's approach to such work
Dance, Interactive Technology, and the Device Paradigm
Dance artists often suggest that working with interactive technology can produce the experience of bi-directionality in which the performer is perceptually aware of the manner in which movement directly produces changes in the performance environment. In addition, it is suggested that the performer can also become aware of the manner in which the technologies affect the dancer's performance. Drawing on phenomenology, some have argued that experie…
Confucius and Aristotle on the Goods of Friendship
Referees
Ritualized Exchange
In this essay I discuss reciprocity as it unfolds within the context of a Confucian relational ethic. I discuss the relationship between reciprocity and the virtue of shu or ‘sympathetic understanding’ and then go on to argue that the goods that grow out of reciprocal relationships are necessary for Confucian ethics. These include social equilibrium, a rich sense of self-esteem, and reliable expectations concerning the actions of others. Finally,…
Aesthetics, Ideology, and Ethics of Remembrance in Red Detachment of Women ( Hongse Niangzi Jun , 红色娘子军)
The Red Detachment of Women is a ballet that was developed under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party in the period leading up to the Cultural Revolution. It features a distinctive approach to ideological content that draws on martial arts, folk dance, and Beijing Opera traditions, and continues to appeal to contemporary audiences in China. I consider the aesthetics of the weapon advanced by the ballet and the ethical and political impl…
Dance, Interactive Technology, and the Device Paradigm
Dance artists often suggest that working with interactive technology can produce the experience of bi-directionality in which the performer is perceptually aware of the manner in which movement directly produces changes in the performance environment. In addition, it is suggested that the performer can also become aware of the manner in which the technologies affect the dancer's performance. Drawing on phenomenology, some have argued that experie…
Ritualized Exchange
In this essay I discuss reciprocity as it unfolds within the context of a Confucian relational ethic. I discuss the relationship between reciprocity and the virtue of shu or ‘sympathetic understanding’ and then go on to argue that the goods that grow out of reciprocal relationships are necessary for Confucian ethics. These include social equilibrium, a rich sense of self-esteem, and reliable expectations concerning the actions of others. Finally,…
Referees
Confucius and Aristotle on the Goods of Friendship
Dance, Interactive Technology, and the Device Paradigm
Dance artists often suggest that working with interactive technology can produce the experience of bi-directionality in which the performer is perceptually aware of the manner in which movement directly produces changes in the performance environment. In addition, it is suggested that the performer can also become aware of the manner in which the technologies affect the dancer's performance. Drawing on phenomenology, some have argued that experie…
Performing with robots
This essay discusses the manner in which machine aesthetics influenced early twentieth-century performance and then draws on contemporary philosophy of technology in order to consider how robots can be experienced as other and how ontological differences between robotic and human bodies are manifested in particular vulnerability relations. These points are then used to analyze two performance pieces that present the interaction of robots and huma…
Ought I Make Political Dance
This essay draws on personal experience as it investigates the intersection of ethics, political activism, and dance performance. It considers the manner in which artistic and ethical convictions can shape the critical reception of dance that intentionally engages social justice issues, and it draws on ethical theory in order to investigate the manner in which personal ethical beliefs can determine a dance artist's approach to such work
Aesthetics, Ideology, and Ethics of Remembrance in Red Detachment of Women ( Hongse Niangzi Jun , 红色娘子军)
The Red Detachment of Women is a ballet that was developed under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party in the period leading up to the Cultural Revolution. It features a distinctive approach to ideological content that draws on martial arts, folk dance, and Beijing Opera traditions, and continues to appeal to contemporary audiences in China. I consider the aesthetics of the weapon advanced by the ballet and the ethical and political impl…
Reconstruction in Dance Somaesthetics
This essay considers the relationship between contemporary concert dance, somaesthetics and dance studies. It begins by discussing the original somaesthetics disciplinary proposal, focusing on how the methodology outlined therein pertains to work in dance studies. The second section briefly surveys existing literature on dance somaesthetics, and the third discusses two strategies that will help make such work more conversant with contemporary dan…
How to dance, robot
Sociology (8 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · Art (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Dance (5 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Political science (4 works)