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Oxford Handbook of Dance and Ethnicity"This compilation of 31essays from scholars throughout the globe examines the relationship between ethnicity as a signifier of identity and the dances associated with an ethnic designation. As such, it incorporates the critiques of previous designations of dance as folk, classical, etc. in favor of a more nuanced and complex view of ethnicity as at the intersection of race, gender, nation and life style"
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International Encyclopedia of DanceThis online encyclopedia is a good starting point for dance research with great articles and bibliographies. Try browsing by country or dance form.
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Online Encyclopedia of World DanceCreated by World Arts West, presenter of San Francisco's Ethnic Dance Fesitval.
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Garland Encyclopedia of World MusicIncludes bibliographies, videographies, and discographies. v. 1. Africa -- v. 2. South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- v. 3. The United States and Canada -- v. 4. Southeast Asia -- 5. South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent -- v. 6. Middle East -- v.7. East Asia: China, Japan and Korea -- v. 8. Europe -- v. 9. Australia and the Pacific Islands -- v.10. The world's music: general perspectives and reference tools.
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eHARF World CulturesContains ethnographic and other documents describing the cultures of the world. Includes books, journal articles, and dissertations that are compiled into culture profiles. Many documents are in full-text.
Suggested Books from the TriCollege Collections
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Dance and culture: an introductory reader2009, edited by Wendy Oliver
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Anthropology and the dance: ten lectures2004, by Drid Williams
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The body, dance, and cultural theory2003, by Helen Thomas
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Dance in the field: theory, methods, and issues in dance ethnography1999, edited by Theresa J. Buckland
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Anthropology and human movement: the study of dances1997, by Drid Williams
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