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[wd_asp id=1]Choreographing Diaspora
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Choreographing Diaspora
Katherine Dunham as an Artist-Activist
Join us for a public conversation with Joanna Dee Das, professor of Dance at Washington University in St. Louis. She will discuss her recent book, Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora (Oxford University Press, 2017), about the life of African-American choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006).
Co-sponsored by the Forum for Scholars and Publics and the SLIPPAGE LAB at Duke University.
Speakers
Joanna Dee Das
Washington University in St. Louis
Joanna Dee Das is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research interests include dance in the African diaspora, musical theater dance, and the politics of performance in the twentieth century. She is the author of Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora (Oxford 2017).…...
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