Martha Graham : gender & the haunting of a dance pioneer /

Martha Graham : gender & the haunting of a dance pioneer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thoms, Victoria.
Imprint:	Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, 2013. ©2013
Description:	1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Choreographers -- United States -- Biography. Dancers -- United States -- Biography. Feminism and dance. Choreographers. Dancers. Feminism and dance. United States. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11704803

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Other authors / contributors:	Thomas, Ellen. Crickmay, Anthony. Mitchell, Jessica.
ISBN:	9781783200917 178320091X 9781783200924 1783200928 9781841505084 1841505080
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2014).
Summary:	This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs an innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is the 22nd anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recognized within the modern dance world, and though trends in choreography continue to change, her status in dance still inspires regard. In this, the first extended critical look at this modern dance pioneer, Victoria Thoms explores the cult of Graham and her dancing through a critical lens that exposes the gendered meaning behind much of her work. Thoms synthesizes a diverse archive of material on Graham from films, photographs, memoir, and critique in order to uniquely highlight her contribution to the dance world and arts culture in general.
Other form:	Print version: Thoms, Victoria. Martha Graham : gender & the haunting of a dance pioneer. Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, ©2013 xi, 206 pages 9781841505084

Table of Contents:

Martha Graham as ghost
Graham and the spectres of feminism
Haunting cultural imperialism : Graham, London, and the phantom of the ballet
Graham's haunted relationship with the camera : reality, time, and dancing
Ways of speaking with the dead : Graham and queer resurrection
Martha Graham in our hands.