DNCE 1017 Lecture 2: DNCE Aug 31, 2018
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Renee descartes philosophy that the mind (immaterial) and body (material) are separate entities. Implies a hierarchy as well: mind/intellect is greater than the body/physicality. Now we know that the mind are body are connected, can not function and cannot be expressed wout each other. Western culture written texts are highly values and used to analyze culture. Desmond proposed that dance and the body be used as a text un culture studies. Dance is a performance of culture, and therefore can be analyzed to gain an understanding of the location, values, and social identities of a culture. Movement serves as a marker for the production of race, class, and sexual identities. Culture values and identities in dance are elucidated by determining. A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art. Frequently and widely accepted, commonly liked or approved. Use of aesthetics with historical understanding and context.
