Martha Graham: gender & the haunting of a dance pioneer
Victoria Thoms
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2013
- Printing:
- Wales, UK : Gomer Press, [2013]
- Copyright:
- ©2013
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- Summary:
- This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs an innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is the 22nd anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recognized within the modern dance world, and though trends in choreography continue to change, her status in dance still inspires regard. In this, the first extended critical look at this modern dance pioneer, Victoria Thoms explores the cult of Graham and her dancing through a critical lens that exposes the gendered meaning behind much of her work. Thoms synthesizes a diverse archive of material on Graham from films, photographs, memoir, and critique in order to uniquely highlight her contribution to the dance world and arts culture in general.
- Table of Contents:
- Martha Graham as ghost
- Graham and the spectres of feminism
- Haunting cultural imperialism : Graham, London, and the phantom of the ballet
- Graham's haunted relationship with the camera : reality, time, and dancing
- Ways of speaking with the dead : Graham and queer resurrection
- Martha Graham in our hands.
- Author/Creator:
- Thoms, Victoria , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-188) and index.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Call Numbers:
- GV1785.G7 T56 2013
- ISBNs:
- 9781841505084
1841505080
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1783200928 (ePUB) [Invalid] - OCLC Numbers:
- 828417299