Dancing Archives – Archive Dances: Exploring Dance Histories at the Radcliffe College Archives (Critical Dance Studies) - Softcover

Hecht, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 383762479X ISBN 13: 9783837624793

Publisher: transcript publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This book presents the first in-depth archival exploration of a lost history of dance as an extracurricular activity at Radcliffe College, the women's liberal arts college of Harvard University, during the first half of twentieth century. Using archival story-ing, an innovative methodology that brings the researcher's lived experience at the Radcliffe College Archives into the historical discourse, three archive stories were created. These vivid narratives thrive in the researcher's personal encounters with the surroundings of the archive and the interpretation and reading of what is to be found giving profound insights into what it means to walk in the footsteps of Radcliffe dance history.

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About the Author

Thom Hecht received a Ph.D. in Dance from Texas Woman's University and held an appointment as Visiting Fellow at Harvard University (2010-2012). His research interests embrace the history of dance in higher education, dance pedagogy, and gender studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: transcript publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383762479X
• ISBN 13: 9783837624793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208