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by Emily Wilcox (Editor), Soo Ryon Yoon (Editor)
This book explores dance and choreography as sites for the articulation of new theoretical and historical paradigms in inter-Asia cultural studies. It covers a range of dance works, artists, genres, and media, from Kathak to K-pop flash mob dance, Cold War diplomacy to avant-garde dance collaborations, and festival dance to dance on screen.
Author Biography
Emily Wilcox is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at William & Mary, USA. She is the author of Revolutionary Bodies: Chinese Dance and the Socialist Legacy, co-editor of Corporeal Politics: Dancing East Asia, and co-creator of the Chinese Dance Collection at the University of Michigan. Her co-edited book Teaching Film from the People's Republic of China will be published in 2024.
Soo Ryon Yoon researches performance and racial-gender politics in Korea. She has written for positions: asia critique, Performance Research, Corporeal Politics: Dancing East Asia, and Realisms in East Asian Performances among others. Yoon has taught at Northwestern University, Yale University, Lingnan University, and Ewha Womans University. She is currently a National Research Foundation Academic Research Professor at the Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University.
