Maxine Sheets-Johnstone

The Phenomenology of Dance Maxine Sheets-Johnstone

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; When 'The Phenomenology of Dance' was first published in 1966, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone asked: 'When we look at a dance, what do we see?' Her questions, about the nature of our experience of dance and the nature of dance as a formed and performed art, are still provocative and acutely significant today. Sheets-Johnstone considers dance as an aesthetic mode of expression, and integrates theories of dance into philosophical discussions of the nature of movement. Back in print after nearly 20 years, 'The Phenomenology of Dance' provides an informed approach to teaching dance and to dance education, appreciation, criticism, and choreography. Biographical Note: Maxine Sheets-Johnstone is an Independent Scholar and Courtesy Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. She is the author of over 70 articles in art, humanities, and science journals and the author of nine books, including "The Roots of Thinking" (Temple), "The Primacy of Movement," and "The Corporeal Turn: An Interdisciplinary Reader."Brief Description: "When The Phenomenology of Dance was first published in 1966, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone asked: "When we look at a dance, what do we see?" Her questions, about the nature of our experience of dance and the nature of dance as a formed and performed art, are still provocative and acutely significant today. Sheets-Johnstone considers dance as an aesthetic mode of expression, and integrates theories of dance into philosophical discussions of the nature of movement. Back in print after nearly 20 years, The Phenomenology of Dance provides an informed approach to teaching dance and to dance education, appreciation, criticism, and choreography. In addition to the foreword by Merce Cunningham from the original edition, and the preface from the second edition, this fiftieth anniversary edition includes an in-depth introduction that critically and constructively addresses present-day scholarship on movement and dance"--Publisher Marketing: When "The Phenomenology of Dance" was first published in 1966, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone asked: When we look at a dance, what do we see? Her questions, about the nature of our experience of dance and the nature of dance as a formed and performed art, are still provocative and acutely significant today. Sheets-Johnstone considers dance as an "aesthetic" mode of expression, and integrates theories of dance into philosophical discussions of the nature of movement. Back in print after nearly 20 years, "The Phenomenology of Dance "provides an informed approach to teaching dance and to dance education, appreciation, criticism, and choreography. In addition to the foreword by Merce Cunningham from the original edition, and the preface from the second edition, this fiftieth anniversary edition includes an in-depth introduction that critically and constructively addresses present-day scholarship on movement and dance."

Contributor Bio:  Sheets-Johnstone, Maxine Maxine Sheets-Johnstone is an independent scholar affiliated with the Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon. This volume is the third in a series of studies about roots. The previous volumes are The Roots of Thinking (1990) and The Roots of Power (1994).