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Dirty dancing? An ethnography of lap-dancing

, 2010
Based on ethnographic research conducted in 'Starlets', a lap-dancing club in the North of England, this book delves into what is often seen as the 'deviant' and 'stigmatized' world of lap-dancing. (back cover)
Rachela Colosi (17155816)
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Doing gender well and differently in dirty work: the case of exotic dancing [PDF]

, 2011
This article explores how a group of exotic dancers do gender and manage the stigma associated with their work and identities. We draw upon stigma management strategies from the dirty work literature and illuminate the doing of gender in these strategies.
Gina Grandy, Sharon Mavin, Mavin, Sharon, Grandy, Gina   +3 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
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Music, movement, martial arts: sound and gesture in West Sumatran, West Javanese, and Afro-Bahian combat-dancing

, 2020
Practices of combat-dancing integrate music, dance and martial arts. Indonesian and Brazilian practices of combat-dancing originate from geographically distinct societies; incorporate different ways of moving; and use almost entirely different musical ...
Paul Howard Mason (12307859)
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Dancing robots [PDF]

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 2014
Robots have a long history as a tangible platform through which designers and artists can explore human and social experiences. From Pierre Jaquet-Doz's Automatons from the Eighteenth Century, to Dunne & Raby's technological dreams of non-anthropomorphic robots that assist our lives [1], robots have been a rich form of technology that artists and ...
Chris Speed, Larissa Pschetz, Jon Oberlander, Alexandros Papadopoulos-Korfiatis   +3 more
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Analogues to Slavery, Dancing with the Dead.

, 2020
Named after the infamous Madagascan dancing with the dead ritual of Famadihana, DANCING WITH THE DEAD is a group exhibition that aims to illuminate the convergence of memory and corporeality within a larger context of 'deaths' and the multiplicity of ...
Foley, Fiona
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Alzheimer's Disease Co‐Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objectives Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share neuropathological features, including tau, amyloid, and TDP‐43 pathology. This study investigated whether AD‐related pathological changes are associated with cognitive impairment ALS. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF total‐tau, phosphorylated‐tau, beta‐amyloid) and plasma
Elisabeth Kasper, Annaliis Lehto, Alexandra Jürs, Nina Nordmann, Oliver Peters, Julian Hellmann, Josef Priller, Eike Jakob Spruth, Gabor C. Petzold, Ina Voigt, Patrick Weydt, Sarah Bernsen, Elisabeth Dinter, Björn Falkenburger, René Günther, Emrah Düzel, Wenzel Glanz, Matthis Synofzik, Lukas Beichert, Annika Spottke, Michael Wagner, Frederic Brosseron, Matthias C. Schmid, Annett Halle, Jochen Herms, Anja Schneider, Stefan Teipel, Johannes Prudlo, Manuela Neumann, Andreas Hermann   +29 more
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Envelhecimento e dança: análise da produção científica na Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
O envelhecimento produz perda progressiva das aptidões funcionais e da integração social, e a dança vem contribuir na melhora e/ou manutenção dessas perdas, refletindo positivamente na qualidade de vida dos idosos.
Carla Witter, Marcelo de Almeida Buriti, Gleice Branco Silva, Renatta Simões Nogueira, Eliane Florêncio Gama   +4 more
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Lower Extremity Sprains and Knee/Ankle Injury Predominate Among Pediatric Dancers

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To determine the most common body regions, diagnoses, and mechanisms of injury among pediatric dance‐related injuries in the United States. Methods A descriptive epidemiologic analysis of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 identified emergency department presentations for primary dance ...
Katherine Koch, Philip M. Lee, Cameron Nishida, Sonya B. Levine, Kyle K. Obana, Jennifer M. Weiss, Jennifer King   +6 more
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