Queer Thoughts on Merce Cunningham
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14997116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Greenberg (0000-0003-4550-2971, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-152 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1054204325000097 |
| OpenAlex | W4411158570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A “figure in the carpet” (as in the Henry James novella) within the choreography and biography of Merce Cunningham can be found in the relationship of his queerness to his choreographic innovations. Cunningham’s philosophies and practices can be seen to reflect multiple responses to homophobia and sexism—defensive maneuvers, circumventions, and interventions
Art · Humanities · Psychoanalysis · Queer · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |