Dancing Jewish: Jewish Identity in American Modern and Postmodern Dance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199791774)

While Jews are commonly referred to as the "people of the book," American Jewish choreographers have consistently turned to dance as a means to articulate personal and collective identities; tangle with stereotypes; advance social and political agendas; and imagine new possibilities for themselves as individuals, artists, and Jews. Dancing Jewish delineates this rich history, demonstrating that Jewish choreographers have not only been vital contributors to American modern and postmodern dance, but that they have also played a critical and unacknowledged role in the history of Jews in the United States.

Author: Rebecca Rossen
ISBN-10: 0199791775
ISBN-13: 9780199791774
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d