Indigenous dance and dancing Indian contested representation in the global era / Matthew Krystal.

Author/creator Krystal, Matthew
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado,
Descriptionxxii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Pt. 1. Introduction. Dance, culture, and identity -- Representational dance and the problem of authenticity -- pt. 2. K'iche' Maya traditional dance. Conquest, colonialism, and continuity -- The dance of the conquest and contested national identity -- pt. 3. Native American powwow. Origin, change, and continuity in powwow -- Characteristics, functions, and meanings in contemporary powwow -- Powwow, self-representation, and multiplicity of identity -- pt. 4. Folkloric dance. Folkloric dance, modernity, and appropriation -- Appropriation, round 2 : immigrant folkloric dance -- Back to the field : indigenous folkloric dance -- pt. 5. Chiefs, kings, mascots, and martyrs. Dancing Indian in sports : origins and development -- Chief Illiniwek enacted in ritual and myth -- Chief Illiniwek contested -- pt. 6. Conclusion. Dance in comparison -- Confusions and conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-306) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011035516
ISBN9781607320968 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781607320975 (ebook)

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