Elizabeth Schwall
Biographic Data
| ID | 696131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Schwall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwall |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWALL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Arizona University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9096-4601 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
O sensorial na história oral de diocina lopes dos reis
Este artigo incentiva pesquisadores a trabalhar na intersecção entre história oral, história ambiental e história sensorial visando compreender melhor como indivíduos complexos e tridimensionais vivenciaram e interagiram com paisagens. Para apoiar essa conclusão, o ensaio examina a pesquisa acadêmica existente e, em seguida, ilustra como o foco em detalhes sensoriais em uma entrevista de história oral pode fornecer novos insights sobre histórias …
Rethinking Dance History Pedagogies
In October 2024, scholars convened at the Federal University of Goiás in Brazil for the III International Seminar on the History of Dance. Funding came from the Paulo Gustavo Law, a piece of legisl
Defending Rumba in Havana
The Subject of Revolution
Choreographing Mexico
Before and after the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910, political leaders and intellectuals obsessed over modernity and nationalism. Mexico must join the cabal of modern nations, they determined, and on its own terms—distinguished by rich Indigenous histories and festive cultures. Scholars have shown how the visual and literary arts contributed to this project, and Manuel Cuellar shows how dance and movement helped to formulate lo mexicano (M…
Contamination in Cuban Modern Dance Histories
This article examines how and why Cuban modern dancers and their scholars cite several white US dancers as forebearers in their nationalistic, anti-imperialistic, and anti-racist dance tradition. I use “contamination” to analyze this complicated topic, which threatens to unfairly center US dancers at Cubans’ expense or to romantically caricature Cubans defying US imperialism with a nationalist hybrid. Multidirectional, indeterminate contamination…
As histórias efêmeras e evocativas das danças cubanas
Em entrevista concedida a Igor Lemos Moreira, a historiadora estadunidense Elizabeth Schwall reflete sobre o papel da dança cubana no contexto revolucionário da ilha. Especialista na interface entre artes e política nas Américas, Schwall discorre sobre aspectos teórico-metodológicos de estudas as artes performances na historiografia, os diferentes processos que envolveram a institucionalização de dança pelo governo revolucionário cubano e as hist…
A Revolution in Movement
Performance in Latin America
This essay reviews the following works: La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades. Edited by Melissa Castillo-Garsow and Jason Nichols. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2016. Pp. ix + 317. $89.95 hardcover. ISBN: 9780814213155. On Site, in Sound: Performance Geographies in América Latina. By Kirstie A. Dorr. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 241. $25.95 paperback. ISBN: 9780822368670. Moving Otherwise: Dan…
Prescribing Ballet
Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America
Comprised of an introduction and 11 essays, this edited volume examines musical representations of national and ethnic identities in Latin America. Editor William Beezley introduces the text by promising to focus on “especially operatic compositions, some with indigenous themes, and the rise of national cultural identity in Latin America” (p. 1). Several of the essays, including two by Beezley, have this priority, yet seven authors make limited o…
A Spectacular Embrace
This article examines dance dialogues between Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, focusing mostly on ballet, with some analysis of folkloric dance. Cuban and Soviet dancers enacted what I call a spectacular embrace, a choreographed relationship that obscured tensions, exaggerated affections, and allowed Cuban dancers to celebrate socialist solidarities while reaffirming national distinctions. This dancing history provides new insights …
Coordinating Movements
This article analyzes the politics of dance collaborations between Cubans and Mexicans from 1959 to 1983. During this period, Mexican modern dancers worked in Cuba, and Cuban ballet dancers in Mexico. Over years of close, visceral encounters, Mexican and Cuban dancers built cultural institutions and international relationships filled with emotional ups and downs. Focusing on the sentiments that guided dancing revolutionaries, this article examine…
Coordinating Movements
This article analyzes the politics of dance collaborations between Cubans and Mexicans from 1959 to 1983. During this period, Mexican modern dancers worked in Cuba, and Cuban ballet dancers in Mexico. Over years of close, visceral encounters, Mexican and Cuban dancers built cultural institutions and international relationships filled with emotional ups and downs. Focusing on the sentiments that guided dancing revolutionaries, this article examine…
Prescribing Ballet
Coordinating Movements
This article analyzes the politics of dance collaborations between Cubans and Mexicans from 1959 to 1983. During this period, Mexican modern dancers worked in Cuba, and Cuban ballet dancers in Mexico. Over years of close, visceral encounters, Mexican and Cuban dancers built cultural institutions and international relationships filled with emotional ups and downs. Focusing on the sentiments that guided dancing revolutionaries, this article examine…
A Spectacular Embrace
This article examines dance dialogues between Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, focusing mostly on ballet, with some analysis of folkloric dance. Cuban and Soviet dancers enacted what I call a spectacular embrace, a choreographed relationship that obscured tensions, exaggerated affections, and allowed Cuban dancers to celebrate socialist solidarities while reaffirming national distinctions. This dancing history provides new insights …
Prescribing Ballet
Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America
Comprised of an introduction and 11 essays, this edited volume examines musical representations of national and ethnic identities in Latin America. Editor William Beezley introduces the text by promising to focus on “especially operatic compositions, some with indigenous themes, and the rise of national cultural identity in Latin America” (p. 1). Several of the essays, including two by Beezley, have this priority, yet seven authors make limited o…
As histórias efêmeras e evocativas das danças cubanas
Em entrevista concedida a Igor Lemos Moreira, a historiadora estadunidense Elizabeth Schwall reflete sobre o papel da dança cubana no contexto revolucionário da ilha. Especialista na interface entre artes e política nas Américas, Schwall discorre sobre aspectos teórico-metodológicos de estudas as artes performances na historiografia, os diferentes processos que envolveram a institucionalização de dança pelo governo revolucionário cubano e as hist…
A Revolution in Movement
Performance in Latin America
This essay reviews the following works: La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades. Edited by Melissa Castillo-Garsow and Jason Nichols. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2016. Pp. ix + 317. $89.95 hardcover. ISBN: 9780814213155. On Site, in Sound: Performance Geographies in América Latina. By Kirstie A. Dorr. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 241. $25.95 paperback. ISBN: 9780822368670. Moving Otherwise: Dan…
Contamination in Cuban Modern Dance Histories
This article examines how and why Cuban modern dancers and their scholars cite several white US dancers as forebearers in their nationalistic, anti-imperialistic, and anti-racist dance tradition. I use “contamination” to analyze this complicated topic, which threatens to unfairly center US dancers at Cubans’ expense or to romantically caricature Cubans defying US imperialism with a nationalist hybrid. Multidirectional, indeterminate contamination…
Choreographing Mexico
Before and after the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910, political leaders and intellectuals obsessed over modernity and nationalism. Mexico must join the cabal of modern nations, they determined, and on its own terms—distinguished by rich Indigenous histories and festive cultures. Scholars have shown how the visual and literary arts contributed to this project, and Manuel Cuellar shows how dance and movement helped to formulate lo mexicano (M…
O sensorial na história oral de diocina lopes dos reis
Este artigo incentiva pesquisadores a trabalhar na intersecção entre história oral, história ambiental e história sensorial visando compreender melhor como indivíduos complexos e tridimensionais vivenciaram e interagiram com paisagens. Para apoiar essa conclusão, o ensaio examina a pesquisa acadêmica existente e, em seguida, ilustra como o foco em detalhes sensoriais em uma entrevista de história oral pode fornecer novos insights sobre histórias …
Rethinking Dance History Pedagogies
In October 2024, scholars convened at the Federal University of Goiás in Brazil for the III International Seminar on the History of Dance. Funding came from the Paulo Gustavo Law, a piece of legisl
Defending Rumba in Havana
The Subject of Revolution
Art (10 works) · Cuban History and Society (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Art history (4 works) · Dance (4 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (4 works)