Afro-Peruvian dance: an embodied struggle for visibility and integration

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dc.contributor.authorPorras, Katherine Aissa
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-19T22:16:16Z
dc.date.available2016-02-19T22:16:16Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractThis thesis analyzes four Afro-Peruvian dances (Festejo, Zamacueca, Alcatraz, and Lando) in contemporary Peru and the impact of these dances in the transformation of Afro Peruvians status in Peruvian society. Historically, Afro-Peruvians have been marginalized in political, economical and educational sectors in Peru. I argue that even though Afro-Peruvian dance has been used as an entertainment tool for commodification, it has also provided a space for the development of Afro-Peruvians' embodiment of Black consciousness; and furthermore, a space for contestation, negotiation of power and status of Afro-Peruvians. With this emerging consciousness Afro-Peruvians can challenge the hierarchical power structure within Peruvian society. This study employs an ethnographic approach based on my knowledge as an Afro-Peruvian dance practitioner, and the application of Louis Althusser's technique of symptomatic reading to archival videos, interviews, and English and Spanish literature.
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/101272
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relationTheses for the degree of Master of Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Dance.
dc.subjectAfro-Peruvian dance
dc.subjectFolk dancing, Peruvian
dc.titleAfro-Peruvian dance: an embodied struggle for visibility and integration
dc.typeThesis
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dcterms.spatialPeru

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