{"product_id":"afrikinesis-9781032611952","title":"Afrikinesis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides scholars and non-specialists alike with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains why Western research paradigms are inadequate for research on Africana dance. It exposes the value of utilizing an appropriate research paradigm that offers researchers a broader perspective and a transparent, unfettered process for analysis in under-researched topics such as African and African diaspora dance styles. Researchers are introduced to the African dance aesthetic, characteristically African body movements, definitions of steps, understandings within African culture, and a host of other jewels that facilitate a deeper grasp on the subject and refine the quality of the scholarâs research, its findings, and its proficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to scholars of African dance studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Performative practices and documentation through an African lens: An introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Overview of African culture and its reflection on dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Identifying African dance body movements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Application of the Afrikinesis paradigm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 A synergistic union: Afrikinesis and African dance research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuick reference glossary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019140661591,"sku":"9781032611952","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032611952.jpg?v=1750779438","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/afrikinesis-9781032611952","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}