Introduction
Abstract
Abstract This introduction invites readers into the central themes of the book. It begins with an ethnographic account with one interviewee as an entryway into the concerns of the project. What purpose does West African dance practice serve for those who teach, learn, and perform it? Here, Johnson establishes the theoretical foundations of the book by exploring how Dance studies has taken up West African dance, and how Black studies has taken up diaspora. What happens when these two exigences meet? After outlining the book’s guiding questions, the author maps the organization of the book through chapter synopses.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Arts and Performance Studies
Diversity and Impact of Dance
Afro-Latin American Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 1–22
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter