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Katherine Dunham and the rise of dance anthropology
Dance anthropologist Katherine Dunham fused movement with study, shaping modern performance. Margaret Hivner, University of Chicago Press editor, helped reissue Dunham's A Touch of Innocence and Island Possessed, highlighting her Haitian experiences and voodoo influences while noting financial strains and advocacy for Haitian refugees.
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Margaret Hivner
University of Chicago Press
Dunham
Chicago
Haiti
Hivnor
Ates
U.S
East St Louis
ABC News
Albert
Howard University
Katherine
Robert Redfield
U. of C. Anthropology Department
America
Redfield
U. of C
Europe
United States
Alvin Aubey
Eartha Kitt
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Katherine Dunham