Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject will introduce students to the diversity of dance in contemporary cultures. It will consider dance as an aesthetic and cultural practice and will focus on developing a perspective on different dance traditions and genres, European and non-European, as well as a history of twentieth-century dance as performance. Emphasis will be given to studying dance as a popular medium, through modern and contemporary approaches to dance and movement, and in comparison with other cultural traditions and contects. Ways of analysing dance informed by aesthetic and critical theory will also be considered. There will be opportunities for practical exploration and projects to inform the theoretical components of the course.
Assessment Essay (3000 words): 50% + Seminar participation, and one class paper to be written up as 2500-word assignment: 50%