Ethnographic dance studies
Proposed to be offered next in 1999
Reis Flora
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives By the end of the semester, students undertaking the unit should have a practical knowledge of a variety of issues in ethnographic dance studies, including history, different styles of dance, the socio/cultural function of different performance genres, and methods of movement analysis.
Synopsis Theories of dance in culture and dance research methods are critically examined on the basis of the ethnographic, ethnochoreological and ethnomusicological literature, underpinned by project work based in part on lecture demonstrations by specialist dancers.
Assessment Essay (3000 words): 40%
* Examination (2 hours): 20%
* Two assignments (2000 words each: 15%
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