Scholarcast 58: Taking the Floor: Dance, Nation and Gender in the Irish Revival

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English - November 05, 2015 11:00 - 59 minutes - 1023 Bytes - ★★★★ - 2 ratings
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This episode explores the process whereby dance was transformed from a practice enjoyed for its own sake into ‘a conscious symbolic act' of Irish nationhood during the Revival. Drawing on the work of dance scholars and historians, Barbara O'Connor examines the role of the Gaelic League in developing an‘authentic’ national dance canon that called for an ideal Irish dancing body.