Will guide you through writing about dance, from the informal (journal writing and free writing) to the formal (critiques, essays, and research papers). This book includes rubrics for evaluating critiques, essays, and research papers; tips for writing dance critiques; strategies to organize your thoughts and address aspects of each type of dance writing.
Dance Discourses: Keywords in Dance Research by Susanne Franco; Marina Nordera (Editors)Focusing on politics, gender, and identities, a group of international dance scholars provide a broad overview ofnbsp;new methodological approachesnbsp;- with specific case studiesnbsp;- and how they can be applied to the study of ballet and modern dance. With an introduction exploring the history of dance studies and the development of central themes and areas of concerns in the field, the book is then divided into three parts: politics explores 'Ausdruckstanz'nbsp;- an expressive dance tradition first formulated in the 1920s by dancer Mary Wigman and carried forward in the work of Pina Bausch and others gender examines eighteenthnbsp;century theatrical dancenbsp;- a time when elaborate sets, costumes, and plots examined racial and sexual stereotypes identity is concerned with modern dance. Exploring contemporary analytical approaches to understanding performance traditions, Dance Discourses'nbsp;pedagogical structure makes it ideal for courses in performing arts and humanities.
Call Number: Cabell Library GV1589 .D5616 2007
Research Methods in Physical Activity by Jerry Thomas; Jack Nelson; Stephen SilvermanThis key text offers an engaging overview of the research process and methods for students within all subdisciplines of sport and exercise sciences. New chapters have been specifically created to future models of research that employ both quantitative and qualitative methods .
Call Number: Cabell Library GV361.T47 2011
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