Dancing in the Past, Living in the Present
Nostalgia and Race in Southern California Neo-Swing Dance Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11223262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Martin Usner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 87-101 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-7677 • E-ISSN: 1940-509X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1477806 |
| OpenAlex | W2318086582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
Nostalgia is a revisionary act, emptying history of depth and texture, when having a manageable history is contingent on accumulation of time-trapped stuff. It's what people hold to, release into play, invent from, use for amusement and amazement, it's what and how people define their passage, their commonality and distinctiveness; a faith, a system of belief expressed in accumulated tokens and artifacts; a culture nourished on mythological narratives and seasonal events, by the passing of gods and goddesses, by stacks of packaged time renewed in changing formats; it's generality so resolutely particular to each adherent that often only myth and liturgy can serve as neutral rites of discourse. It's obviously the faith love invents to reassure its durability; a radical theology, a fusion of intensified sacred and secular yearnings and desires. “Pre-Ramble” to Reading Jazz, David Meltzer (1993, 34)
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Dance · Faith · Jazz · Legend · Literature · Liturgy · Mythology · Narrative · Theology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |