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Night's Dancer

Author : Yaël Tamar Lewin
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819571156
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Night's Dancer written by Yaël Tamar Lewin and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of the first African-American prima ballerina Winner of the The Marfield Prize / National Award for Arts Writing (2011) Dancer Janet Collins, born in New Orleans in 1917 and raised in Los Angeles, soared high over the color line as the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera. Night's Dancer chronicles the life of this extraordinary and elusive woman, who became a unique concert dance soloist as well as a black trailblazer in the white world of classical ballet. During her career, Collins endured an era in which racial bias prevailed, and subsequently prevented her from appearing in the South. Nonetheless, her brilliant performances transformed the way black dancers were viewed in ballet. The book begins with an unfinished memoir written by Collins in which she gives a captivating account of her childhood and young adult years, including her rejection by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Dance scholar Yaël Tamar Lewin then picks up the thread of Collins's story. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with Collins and her family, friends, and colleagues to explore Collins's development as a dancer, choreographer, and painter, Lewin gives us a profoundly moving portrait of an artist of indomitable spirit.

Night Dancer

Author : Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780439352482
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Night Dancer written by Marcia K. Vaughan and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Kokopelli plays his flute, desert dwellers such as Coyote and Snake, and even the children, join in his nighttime dance through the canyon.

Night Dancer

Author : Chika Unigwe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781444818246
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Night Dancer written by Chika Unigwe and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mma has just buried her mother, and now she is alone. She has been left everything. But she has also inherited her mother's bad name. A bold, brash woman, the only thing her mother refused to discuss was her past. Why did she flee her family and bring her daughter to a new town when she was a baby? What was she escaping from? Abandoned now, Mma has no knowledge of her father or her family - but she is desperate to find out.

The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch's Spell

Author : Kiyoshi Umeya
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956552798
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch's Spell written by Kiyoshi Umeya and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch's Spell is a highly detailed ethnography about how the Jopadhola in eastern Uganda talk about, interpret and cope with death, illness and other misfortunes. The book presents a provocative discussion that critiques the idea of the revival of witchcraft in the neo-liberalised contemporary world, as represented by the 'modernity model of witchcraft', and attempts to formulate a 'spiderweb model' that connects witchcraft to contemporary society in a more complex manner. The book is a unique ethnography of the collective memory of indigenous knowledge and local historicity. The author moves the reader from curse to misfortune to fortune as he plots the notion of 'curse' as deeply embedded in the Adhola way of life. He weaves between culture, religion, state and modernity with lived experience. Did the concept of witchcraft unwittingly endear the Adhola to the Christian way of life because of the presence of the notion of 'curse' in the Bible or make them less susceptible to the vagaries of modernity compared to their neighbours? These are some of the questions that the author puts on the table in a deeply reflective manner. The phenomenon of witchcraft is given an intriguing angle that invites the reader to reexamine earlier anthropological writings on the subject among African peoples.

Manhood and Morality

Author : Suzette Heald
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134665601
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Manhood and Morality written by Suzette Heald and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An impressive and meticulously crafted African ethnography, which has theoretical and practical relevance for understanding masculinity and violence in general'- David Parkin, Professor of Anthropology, Cambridge University Manhood and Morality explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda and the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves by their capacity for violence. Drawing extensively on twenty years of fieldwork and on psychological theory the book covers: circumcision Oedipal feelings witchcraft deviance joking sexuality and ethnicity. This ethnographic study challenges our preconceptions of manhood, especially African virility, inviting a wider re-evaluation of masculinity.

Ezili's Mirrors

Author : Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822372088
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Ezili's Mirrors written by Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dagger mistress Ezili Je Wouj and the gender-bending mermaid Lasiren to the beautiful femme queen Ezili Freda, the Ezili pantheon of Vodoun spirits represents the divine forces of love, sexuality, prosperity, pleasure, maternity, creativity, and fertility. And just as Ezili appears in different guises and characters, so too does Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley in her voice- and genre-shifting, exploratory book Ezili's Mirrors. Drawing on her background as a literary critic as well as her quest to learn the lessons of her spiritual ancestors, Tinsley theorizes black Atlantic sexuality by tracing how contemporary queer Caribbean and African American writers and performers evoke Ezili. Tinsley shows how Ezili is manifest in the work and personal lives of singers Whitney Houston and Azealia Banks, novelists Nalo Hopkinson and Ana Lara, performers MilDred Gerestant and Sharon Bridgforth, and filmmakers Anne Lescot and Laurence Magloire—none of whom identify as Vodou practitioners. In so doing, Tinsley offers a model of queer black feminist theory that creates new possibilities for decolonizing queer studies.

Controlling Anger

Author : Suzette Heald
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719025662
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Controlling Anger written by Suzette Heald and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the immediate post-independence period in Uganda, this study deals with the local effects of the collapse of State authority and explores the problem of social control and the construction of male gender identity. Of interest to those studying human emotion, and those studying the consequences of the breakdown of political control in modern Africa. First published in 1989, with the subtitle The Sociology of Gisu Violence. This paperback edition contains a brief preface by the author on political changes in the region. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

What My Father Told Me at Three in the Morning

Author : Edward Khiwa PhD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514410095
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book What My Father Told Me at Three in the Morning written by Edward Khiwa PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grew out of my experiences; in a collection of family group gatherings; interview with family siblings- pioneers, elderly communities, dialogue with those people with experience in sorrows, anger, grief, stress, and rod scholarly academic experiences from Africa, Europe, and United States, under Global Universities and Colleges. This document is composed of several chapters. Chapter I brings to us, the true measure of man and manhood. Chapter II, reveals the father of Dr. Khiwa, Mr. Luyirika and his philosophy in raising children and the immigration of his family and his final words of wisdom to the children and the World. Chapter 3, focuses at the moment of silence. In this course, here father revealed the sources of his manhood and legacy. Chapter IV brings to the reader the understanding of Luyirikas grands and his heritage. Chapter V, breaks down the history of the great parents of Luyirikas line of origin.

My Father's Legacy and Heritage, His Philosophy, and Manhood to the World

Author : Edward Khiwa PhD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664167501
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book My Father's Legacy and Heritage, His Philosophy, and Manhood to the World written by Edward Khiwa PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grew out of my experiences; in a collection of family group gatherings; interview with family siblings- pioneers, elderly communities, dialogue with those people with experience in sorrows, anger, grief, stress, and rod scholarly academic experiences from Africa, Europe, and United States, under Global Universities and Colleges. This document is composed of several chapters. Chapter I brings to us, the true measure of man and manhood. Chapter II, reveals the father of Dr. Khiwa, Mr. Luyirika and his philosophy in raising children and the immigration of his family and his final words of wisdom to the children and the World. Chapter 3, focuses at the moment of silence. In this course, here father revealed the sources of his manhood and legacy. Chapter IV brings to the reader the understanding of Luyirikas’ grands and his heritage. Chapter V, breaks down the history of the great parents of Luyirika’s line of origin.

Steelhead Fly Fishing

Author : Trey Combs
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781895811728
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Steelhead Fly Fishing written by Trey Combs and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1999 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most all-encompassing compendium of truly valuable information on steelhead ever written. —Jack Hemingway There are exceptional chapters on the fish itself; the tackle and techniques used to pursue it under diverse circumstances in such great steelhead rivers as the Deschutes, the Dean, the North Umpqua, the Bulkley, the Rogue and the Babine, and memorable profiles of the modern masters and the fly patterns they developed.

When Worlds Rage

Author : D. Shane Burton
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1594675767
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book When Worlds Rage written by D. Shane Burton and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rites of Spring

Author : Modris Eksteins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395937587
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Rites of Spring written by Modris Eksteins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the origins and impact of World War I, discusses the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet, and analyzes public opinion of the period.

Classic Steelhead Flies

Author : John Shewey
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811713326
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Classic Steelhead Flies written by John Shewey and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive resource for tiers and anglers interested in the rich tradition of steelhead flies. Learn the histories of these classic flies, as well as how to tie them. • Covers steelhead flies from their origins in the 1890s up through the mid-1970s • Includes flies that remain popular today, as well as forgotten classics that were once popular or that exhibit stylistic merit • Contains 350 beautiful full color photos

Milestones in Dance History

Author : Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000635562
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Milestones in Dance History written by Dana Tai Soon Burgess and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-23 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to world dance charts the diverse histories and stories of dancers and artists through ten key moments that have shaped the vast spectrum of different forms and genres that we see today. Designed for weekly use in dance history courses, ten chosen milestones move chronologically from the earliest indigenous rituals and the dance crazes of Eastern trade routes, to the social justice performance and evolving online platforms of modern times. This clear, dynamic framework uses the idea of migrations to chart the shifting currents of influence and innovation in dance from an inclusive set of perspectives that acknowledge the enduring cultural legacies on display in every dance form. Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, political, and artistic development of foundational subject areas.

Bernstein Meets Broadway

Author : Carol J. Oja
Publisher : Broadway Legacies
ISBN 13 : 0199862095
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Bernstein Meets Broadway written by Carol J. Oja and published by Broadway Legacies. This book was released on 2014 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A super-star of 20th-century music, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his multi-faceted artistic brilliance. Best-known on Broadway for "West Side Story," a tale of immigrant struggles and urban gang warfare, Bernstein thrived within the theater's collaborative artistic environments, and he forged a life-long commitment to advancing social justice. In 'Bernstein meets Broadway: collaborative art in a time of war', award-winning author Carol J. Oja explores a youthful Bernstein-a twenty-something composer who was emerging in New York City during World War II. Devising an innovative framework, Oja constructs a wide-ranging cultural history that illuminates how Bernstein and his friends violated artistic and political boundaries to produce imaginative artistic results. At the core of her story are the Broadway musical On the Town, the ballet Fancy Free, and a nightclub act called The Revuers. A brilliant group of collaborators joins Bernstein at center-stage, including the choreographer Jerome Robbins and the writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. With the zeal of youth, they infused their art with progressive political ideals. On the Town focused on sailors enjoying a day of shore leave, and it featured a mixed-race cast, contributing an important chapter to the desegregation of American performance. It projected an equitable inter-racial vision in an era when racial segregation was being enforced contentiously in the U.S. military.

Uganda - Culture Smart!

Author : Ian Clarke
Publisher : Bravo Limited
ISBN 13 : 185733700X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Uganda - Culture Smart! written by Ian Clarke and published by Bravo Limited. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once notorious for the tyranny of Idi Amin, immortalized in the film The Last King of Scotland, Uganda has, for the last twenty-six years or so, struggled to overcome its negative image. It has largely been successful. Rated the best country to visit in 2012, it was one named of the best tourist destinations of 2013 by National Geographic magazine. In addition to its game parks, home to the Big Five, Uganda has one of the largest numbers of recorded bird species of any country. It is also the home of the famed mountain gorillas, and the mighty Nile River provides some of the best whitewater rafting in the world. Add to this an almost perfect climate and spectacular sightseeing, including the source of the Nile, Murchison Falls, the "little Switzerland" of Kabale, the volcanic lakes, and the Rwenzori Mountains, and one can understand why Winston Churchill called Uganda "the Pearl of Africa." But Uganda not only has wildlife and natural beauty to offer—the Ugandan people are what makes it different. Drawn from over fifty tribes, they make up a rich blend of traditions. You can sample this in dance and song performances by groups such as the Ndere Troup, or you can wander through the capital city, or any village, and get to know the local people, as English is widely spoken. You will find them sociable, warm, and hospitable. Kampala is famous as the social capital of East Africa, the city that never sleeps, where every kind of nightlife is on offer, and Ugandans have now been officially rated the happiest people in East Africa! All this is what makes Uganda special. Inevitably there are cultural pitfalls for the unwary traveler—differences in expectations, mores, and ways of behaving. This book provides key insights into Ugandan life and offers practical tips on how best to meet the Ugandan people on their own terms, vital information for tourists and businessmen alike.

The Dance of Leadership: The Art of Leading in Business, Government, and Society

Author : Janet V Denhardt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317457617
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Dance of Leadership: The Art of Leading in Business, Government, and Society written by Janet V Denhardt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most successful leaders know that leadership is an art, not a science. They recognize that beyond all the sophisticated systems and theories, the strategies and tactics, leadership is ultimately about intangible things such as timing, intuition, and passion This book shows how successful leaders can master the artistic aspects of their work. It guides readers to the ways that the leadership can be practiced and learned. "The Dance of Leadership" explores the art of leadership by examining the perspectives, training, and insights of artists, most particularly in the fields of music and dance. The authors look at how these people learn their craft, practice their skills, and attain mastery of their art. Then they adapt these lessons from the arts to the experiences of successful leaders in all fields. This book incorporates in-depth interviews with some of the world's premier artists and writers, as well as dozens of leader business, government, the military, and sports. The result is a book that celebrates the art of leadership - but an art that can learned, developed, and practiced.