DNCE 1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pussy Whipped, Laura Mulvey, Gender Role
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Tv unit: teenage dances fads and a brief history of dance on tv. Juke joints: practices contributed to 1950s dance culture. 1955: the birth of rock and roll and the rebirth of popular dance. Practitioners: male and female youth of all races, display of heteronormativity. Locally differentiated dance styles homogenized through tv. Rock and roll related to bi-racial youth culture. Continues to shift the perspective of black bodies and contributions, the segregation is still prominent at this time. Tv is a marketplace for showcasing trends in fashion, dance and music. A line dance that was popularized in baltimore on the buddy dean show. The most widespread and prominent teen dance fad. Non contact couple dance popularized in philadelphia on american bandstand. Original song turned into a whitenized cover. Both originated as african american songs and dances. Hosts: arthur and kathryn murray (studied under vernon and irene castle) Economic implications: form of advertisement- commercials interspersed throughout the show.