{"product_id":"dancing-modernism-performing-politics-mark-franko-9780253065421","title":"Dancing Modernism \/ Performing Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North American modern dance in the 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revisionary account of the evolution of modern dance, this revised edition of \u003ci\u003eDancing Modernism \/ Performing Politics\u003c\/i\u003e features a foreword by Juan Ignacio Vallejos on Franko's career, a new preface, a new chapter on Yvonne Rainer, and an appendix of left-wing dance theory articles from the 1930s. Questioning assumptions that dancing reflects culture, Franko employs a unique interdisciplinary approach to dance analysis that draws from cultural theory, feminist studies, and sexual, class, and modernist politics. Franko also highlights the stories of such dancers as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and even revolutionaries like Douglas Dunn in order to upend and contradict ideas on autonomy and traditionally accepted modernist dance history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing the captivating development of modern dance, this revised edition of \u003ci\u003eDancing Modernism \/ Performing Politics \u003c\/i\u003ewill fascinate anyone interested in the intersection of performance studies, history, and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Franko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253065429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253065421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Mark Franko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131123527935,"sku":"9780253065421","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97dfd7f2-465c-4930-bcaf-c9242e79b61c.jpg?v=1687473148","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-modernism-performing-politics-mark-franko-9780253065421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}