[audiobook] The Care of Prints and Drawings (American Association for State and Local History) by Margaret Holben Ellis at Arts-Photography

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Few will dispute the profound influence that African American music and movement has had in American and world culture. Dancing Many Drums explores that influence through a groundbreaking collection of essays on African American dance history; theory; and practice. In so doing; it reevaluates "black" and "African American " as both racial and dance categories. Abundantly illustrated; the volume includes images of a wide variety of dance forms and performers; from ring shouts; vaudeville; and social dances to professional dance companies and Hollywood movie dancing.Bringing together issues of race; gender; politics; history; and dance; Dancing Many Drums ranges widely; including discussions of dance instruction songs; the blues aesthetic; and Katherine Dunhamrsquo;s controversial ballet about lynching; Southland. In addition; there are two photo essays: the first on African dance in New York by noted dance photographer Mansa Mussa; and another on the 1934 "African opera;" Kykunkor; or the Witch Woman.