Stigma and Perseverance in the Lives of Boys Who Dance [electronic resource] : An Empirical Study of Male Identities in Western Theatrical Dance Training

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Risner, Douglas S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity in dance.

Male dancers--Psychology.

Masculinity.

Gender identity in dance--Psychology.

Male dancers.

Local Subjects:

Gender identity in dance.

Male dancers--Psychology.

Masculinity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study investigates the competitive world of pre-professional Western concert dance training and education in the U.S. as experienced and lived by boys and young men, an under-represented population in the field. This work examines the discourses of professional dance preparation through theoretical and narrative approaches that combine to illuminate the highly gendered professional dance world as evidenced through the minds and bodies of male adolescents and young adults.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Do Boys Dance?; Chapter 1: Dance is for Girls: Construction of Gender and the Feminization of Dance; Chapter 2: What We Know About Boys Who Dance; Chapter 3: Boys Dancing in a Heterocentric Culture; Chapter 4: A Study of Boys and Young Adult Males in Pre-professional Dance Training in the United States; Chapter 5: Understanding Boys' Dancing Lives; Chapter 6: Confronting the Challenges of Boys' Lives in Dance; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1105-4

OCLC:

796383904