Ghostcatching: An intersection of technology, labor, and race

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Ghostcatching, a 1999 installation that used motion-capture technology to present traces of Bill T. Jones dancing, is described. Ghostcatching provides a new generation in a genealogy of automatons and mechanized figures, challenging previous modes of commodification and enjoyment of the racialized other.

Jonnes, Jill

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The critical burden of history

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An evaluation of dance scholarship is presented, focusing on aspects of theory that hinder rather than enhance the field's development. These include the overuse of jargon, the assumption that dance is an evolutionary process, and the application of analytical frameworks ill-suited to the subject.

History, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dancing, Dance, Critical Essay, Dance criticism

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Papers honoring Marcia B. Siegel: 2005 CORD outstanding contribution to Dance Research Award Panel

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The life and work of Marcia B. Siegel, a dance critic, historian and teacher along with that of her predecessor Beryl de Zoete is explained in detail in connection with the conference organized by CORD honoring Marcia.

Appreciation, Dance critics, de Zoete, Beryl, Siegel, Marcia B.

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