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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483284403321

Autore

Mabingo Alfdaniels

Titolo

Ubuntu as Dance Pedagogy in Uganda : Individuality, Community, and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning of Indigenous Dances / / by Alfdaniels Mabingo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-5844-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Critical Studies in Dance Leadership and Inclusion, , 2661-8451

Disciplina

709.024

Soggetti

Performing arts

Emigration and immigration

Dance

Ethnology—Africa

Performing Arts

Diaspora

African Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and Overview of the book -- Historical, Sociocultural and Political Contexts of Indigenous Dance Practices in Uganda -- Ubuntu, indigenous communities and dance practices in African cultures -- Biographic complexities of selected Indigenous Dance Teachers in Uganda -- Contexts and meanings of indigenous dance education practices -- Individuality, community, inclusion, and agency in indigenous dance -- Music as a pedagogic aid in indigenous dance education -- Diversity, Inter-ethnicity, and Inclusion in Indigenous Dance Pedagogy -- Practice, pedagogy, people, process, and participation (p5): inclusion and agency in indigenous dances -- Implications of Ubuntu as Pedagogy for Local and Global Education -- An Example of a Dance Session Undergirded by Ubuntu Philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book locates the philosophy of Ubuntu as the undergirding framework for indigenous dance pedagogies in local communities in Uganda. Through critical examination of the reflections and practices of selected local dance teachers, the volume reveals how issues of



inclusion, belonging, and agency are negotiated through a creatively complex interplay between individuality and communality. The analysis frames pedagogies as sites where reflective thought and kinaesthetic practice converge to facilitate ever-evolving individual imagination and community innovations.