World Dance History by Debi Worth - ISBN: 9781793550613
Paperback
Dance shapes history: Ritual, politics, global engagement, and human experience.

World Dance History

Ritual, Politics, Global Engagement, and Citizenship

  • Paperback

    366 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2025

Summary

World Dance History: Ritual, Politics, Global Engagement, and Citizenship provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of dance across a multitude of cultures and eras. The text examines the relationship between dance and society, interrogating cultural identity, religious practices, political movements, and mechanisms of social control. Readers are invited to consider dance not merely as an art form but as a potent cultural artifact that communicates the richness of human histo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781793550613
ISBN-10:1793550611
Author:Debi Worth
Publisher:Cognella, Inc
Imprint:Cognella, Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:366
Release Date:1 January 2025
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Debi Worth

Debi Worth serves as faculty in the Dance and Anthropology departments at Folsom Lake College where she developed the first A.A. degree in Dance Studies in Northern California. Professor Worth has extensive experience as a dancer touring worldwide and has taught in L.A., New York, London, and Japan. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine and two master’s degrees from the University of Surrey, Roehampton in London. Her doctoral research scrutinizes the workplace applicability of college dance education in the 21st century.

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