Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance Dance and Other Contexts (Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies)

by Brenda Dixon Gottschild (Author)

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  Illustrated
  1998

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  This work examines the African presence in American dance forms, arguing that the Africanist aesthetic has been invisibilised by the pervasive force of racism. It provides evidence to correct the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a major factor in shaping American performance.