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Ought I Make Political Dance?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2015

Eric C. Mullis
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Abstract

This essay draws on personal experience as it investigates the intersection of ethics, political activism, and dance performance. It considers the manner in which artistic and ethical convictions can shape the critical reception of dance that intentionally engages social justice issues, and it draws on ethical theory in order to investigate the manner in which personal ethical beliefs can determine a dance artist's approach to such work.

Keywords

Activismcommunitarianismdance performanceethical theorylibertarianismpoliticsvirtue ethics
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Dance Research Journal , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , December 2015 , pp. 71 - 83
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Copyright © Congress on Research in Dance 2015 

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