Monthly Archives: March 2016

Memoir: An Introduction

Posted on March 24, 2016 by racheloriol

Couser, Thomas G. Memoir: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. I picked up this book because I had read a chapter by Couser in another text on disability and memoir. He is a scholar of life writing and literature, … Continue reading →

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José Limón: An Unfinished Memoir

Posted on March 23, 2016 by racheloriol

Limón, José. An Unfinished Memoir. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1999. As the title suggests, this is an unfinished memoir from José Limón, one of the important choreographers of modern dance. Although unfinished, this autobiographical narrative gave me a distinct background … Continue reading →

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The Body as Material Culture

Posted on March 14, 2016 by racheloriol

Sofaer, Joanna R. The Body as Material Culture: A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Although Joanna Sofaer is an archeologist from the University of Southhampton, I find her approach to the body as both biological and social fascinating … Continue reading →

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Dancing Class: Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Divides in American Dance, 1890-1920

Posted on March 12, 2016 by racheloriol

Tomko, Linda J. Dancing Class: Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Divides in American Dance, 1890-1920. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. I met Dr. Tomko at the UC Riverside Encuentro on Flamenco in February of 2016. She is in the department of dance, … Continue reading →

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Flamenco Music and National Identity in Spain

Posted on March 8, 2016 by racheloriol

Washabaugh, William. Flamenco Music and National Identity in Spain. Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2012. Perhaps it is appropriate that I stumbled upon William Washabaugh’s body of work on flamenco at the end of this research on flamenco. I saw Washabaugh present … Continue reading →

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