Critical Race Theory and Copyright in American Dance
Author | : Caroline Joan S. Picart |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2013-11-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137321978 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137321970 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Critical Race Theory and Copyright in American Dance written by Caroline Joan S. Picart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effort to win federal protection for dance in the United States was a racialized and gendered contest. Picart traces the evolution of choreographic works from being federally non-copyrightable to becoming a category potentially copyrightable under the 1976 Copyright Act, specifically examining Loíe Fuller, George Balanchine, and Martha Graham.