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Senior Capstone (Cultural Studies-Urban Studies) - Spring 2017
Columbia College Chicago An investigation of liturgical dance in the black church tradition as a gendered space that reifies politics of respectability for black girls. This study incorporates a critical performance ethnography of Living Word Christian Center's Dance Ministry in Chicago, IL as a methodology, and black feminism and womanist theology as frameworks. Keywords: liturgical dance, black womanist theology, performance studies, dance studies, black girlhood Awarded 2017 Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Outstanding BA Thesis in Cultural Studies from Columbia College Chicago when I remember mattie moss clark, I imagine navy hair barrettes. Two thick, black plaits with white ribbons on the ends.
with bright, wide eyes, a clear, brown face, a nickel necklace that says wwjd, a white, cotton JCPenney’s dress with puffer sleeves and navy trimming, white ruffle socks, and navy patent pleather shoes hitting against the back of the pew. The choir begins with a gentle rock that settles me in a circle of rhythm and history. my heart agrees, and my blood is introduced to its strength. a frail, light skinned black woman, commands the waves of sound. Holding her arms on her back, she spreads her grand, white sleeves, palms open. she avails herself to hold all of us in time. |
AuthorBrianna Alexis Heath is a dancer, writer, and arts administrator living in Atlanta, GA. Archives
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