‘Why I Am Not a Fan of the Lion King’: Ethically Informed Approaches to the Teaching and Learning of South African Dance Forms in Higher Education in the United Kingdom

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Castelyn, S. 2018. ‘Why I Am Not a Fan of the Lion King’: Ethically Informed Approaches to the Teaching and Learning of South African Dance Forms in Higher Education in the United Kingdom. in: Akinleye, Adesola (ed.) Narratives in Black British Dance Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 115-129
AuthorsCastelyn, S.
EditorsAkinleye, Adesola
Abstract

Castelyn discusses tensions around the homogenization of dance from the African continent in terms of both its forms and its content. This chapter debates the ethical implications this has on her teaching of South African dance forms in a British university. She discusses implications on pedagogical practices in terms of supporting British dance students in finding meaningful understandings of South African dance styles. She introduces three ethically informed approaches that she draws on within her own teaching practice to address this.

A version of this essay originally appeared in the South African Dance Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 2013, 1–19. Thank you to the editor of the said journal for copyright permission to publish this adaptation.

Book titleNarratives in Black British Dance
Page range115-129
Year2018
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication dates
Online09 Feb 2018
Publication process dates
Deposited11 Feb 2019
ISBN978-3-319-70313-8
978-3-319-70314-5
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70314-5_9
Web address (URL)https://www.palgrave.com/9783319703138
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© 2018 The author. A version of this essay originally appeared in the South African Dance Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 2013, 1–19. Thank you to the editor of the said journal for copyright permission to publish this adaptation.

LicenseAll rights reserved (under embargo)
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