LST 530 - Anthropology of Body Movement and Dance

Dance, the body in movement, is a means of negotiating culture as well as an expression of race, class, gender, and sexuality. This course explores four principal questions: 1) how are feminine and masculine identifies/attitudes about the body articulated in movement? 2) how is sexuality expressed, experienced, and controlled through dance? 3) what are the physical and emotional healing aspects of dance movement? 4) what is the social and cultural power of dance at the turn of the 21st century? Attention will be given to popular, folk, and classical dance forms from India, Argentina, Haiti, Ghana, and the United States.

Credits: 3