Rebekah J Kowal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6190055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebekah J Kowal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebekah J |
| FAMILY NAME | Kowal |
| SIGNATURE | KOWAL R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Department of Dance at the University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conference Panel to Honor Mark Franko's Editorship of DRJ
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The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Politics
Assembling research from an international cohort of scholars dedicated to inquiry in the field, this volume investigates relationships between dance and politics, adding detail and dimension to existing research, illuminating epistemological and theoretical topographies, and forging new pathways for related inquiry. Opening up its critical terms in two directions, the project illuminates how dance achieves its politics and how notions of the poli…
Identity Politics and Political Will
The career of acclaimed tap dancer Jeni LeGon is remarkable not only for her style but also for the ways in which she navigated the racial politics of the 1930s Hollywood film industry. This chapter examines how identity politics affected LeGon’s movements on and off both stage and screen. Hollywood lacked the political will to commit to LeGon, but she countered with a black will to maintain control and subjectivity. As a light-complexioned Afric…
Indian Ballerinas Toe Up”
Ballet faced formidable obstacles in establishing itself as a “home-grown” transplant at mid-century. Scholars have emphasized choreographic efforts to cultivate a nationally identifiable style during the period, focusing primarily on the emergence of Balanchine and neo-classicism. Yet the role of dancers in the Americanization of ballet largely has not been probed. This article examines the part that Maria Tallchief, daughter of a “full-blooded”…
Staging the Greensboro Sit-Ins
Organizers situated and designed their demonstrations to maximize social and political effects. Staging the sit-ins at Woolworth's—an “all-American store”—made great theatre that attracted a national audience
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Staging the Greensboro Sit-Ins
Organizers situated and designed their demonstrations to maximize social and political effects. Staging the sit-ins at Woolworth's—an “all-American store”—made great theatre that attracted a national audience
Indian Ballerinas Toe Up”
Ballet faced formidable obstacles in establishing itself as a “home-grown” transplant at mid-century. Scholars have emphasized choreographic efforts to cultivate a nationally identifiable style during the period, focusing primarily on the emergence of Balanchine and neo-classicism. Yet the role of dancers in the Americanization of ballet largely has not been probed. This article examines the part that Maria Tallchief, daughter of a “full-blooded”…
The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Politics
Assembling research from an international cohort of scholars dedicated to inquiry in the field, this volume investigates relationships between dance and politics, adding detail and dimension to existing research, illuminating epistemological and theoretical topographies, and forging new pathways for related inquiry. Opening up its critical terms in two directions, the project illuminates how dance achieves its politics and how notions of the poli…
Identity Politics and Political Will
The career of acclaimed tap dancer Jeni LeGon is remarkable not only for her style but also for the ways in which she navigated the racial politics of the 1930s Hollywood film industry. This chapter examines how identity politics affected LeGon’s movements on and off both stage and screen. Hollywood lacked the political will to commit to LeGon, but she countered with a black will to maintain control and subjectivity. As a light-complexioned Afric…
Conference Panel to Honor Mark Franko's Editorship of DRJ
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Art (3 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theater, Performance, and Music History (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Americanization (1 work)