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Encountering disability and citizenship through contemporary dance in Africa

Title
Encountering disability and citizenship through contemporary dance in Africa / Yvette Hutchison, Lliane Loots.
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026.

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Additional Authors
  • Hutchison, Yvette
  • Loots, Lliane
Description
320 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm.
Series Statement
Routledge series in equity, diversity, and inclusion in theatre and performance
Subject
  • Dance > Africa > Sociological aspects
  • Dance for people with disabilities > Africa
  • Disability studies > Africa
  • Intersectionality (Sociology) > Africa
  • Social integration > Africa
  • Intersectionality
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
*MGS (African) 26-928
ISBN
  • 9781032815435
  • 1032815434
  • 9781032827704
  • 103282770X
LCCN
  • 2025050145
  • CIPO000317377
OCLC
1543122999
Title
Encountering disability and citizenship through contemporary dance in Africa / Yvette Hutchison, Lliane Loots.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge series in equity, diversity, and inclusion in theatre and performance
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"This book offers a compelling intersectional exploration of how disability is understood in relation to citizenship and global critical disability studies across diverse African cultures. It delves into the transformative power of integrated dance as a medium to challenge and reshape dominant social attitudes toward disability. Through detailed case studies of Dance into Space (Kenya), FLATFOOT and FLATFOOT Downie Dance Companies, Unmute Dance Company (South Africa), and Ugandan choreographer Joseph Tebandeke, the authors examine how contemporary dance can foster inclusive citizenship. Drawing on Foucauldian theory, the book highlights how "small moments" in everyday life may be explored through dance in ways that shift paradigms and redefine ability and belonging. It also analyses the role of networks and festivals in expanding integrated dance that impacts public perception of disability both within Africa and globally. This book will resonate with students and scholars in theatre studies, disability studies, African studies, and critical Black studies, as well as anyone interested in performance as a tool for social change"-- Provided by publisher.
Added Author
Hutchison, Yvette, editor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt
Loots, Lliane, editor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt
Other Form:
ebook version : 9781040632420
Other Standard Identifier
CIPO000317377
Research Call Number
*MGS (African) 26-928
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