Women of Consequence- ambitious, anonymous and ancillary: a cross-border arts-based research project between South Africa and USA
Title
Women of Consequence- ambitious, anonymous and ancillary: a cross-border arts-based research project between South Africa and USA
Description
Through the lens of a collaborative arts-based research project titled Women of Consequence (WOC) – Ambitious, Ancillary and Anonymous, post-secondary students excavated and highlighted untold stories of black women activists and leaders from the United States of America (USA) and South Africa in embodied ways that transcended institutional and cultural borders. The multidisciplinary project which combined knowledge from different disciplines (history, choreography, music, poetry and visual arts) in its exploration of women’s stories, further aimed to promote critical discussion on freedom of expression for all women and to deepen young people’s understanding of the role and significance of women of colour in activism across the United States and South Africa. This chapter will share insights into this cross-cultural collaboration.
The research question examined in this study was as follows: What is lost, disrupted or gained when students, artists and teachers engage in collaborative dance initiatives across borders and around shared complex realities? The authors will argue that cross-cultural collaborations in dance, such as the WOC twinning project,1 which provided meaningful contexts for young people to share their experiences and gain understanding of the world through a multidisciplinary embodied/performance lens can empower young people in their process of being and becoming (Hickey-Moody, Palmer, & Sayers, 2016). The methodological framework that underpinned the use of dance as a mode of research enquiry and dissemination in the WOC project was arts-based research (Leavy, 2015)
The research question examined in this study was as follows: What is lost, disrupted or gained when students, artists and teachers engage in collaborative dance initiatives across borders and around shared complex realities? The authors will argue that cross-cultural collaborations in dance, such as the WOC twinning project,1 which provided meaningful contexts for young people to share their experiences and gain understanding of the world through a multidisciplinary embodied/performance lens can empower young people in their process of being and becoming (Hickey-Moody, Palmer, & Sayers, 2016). The methodological framework that underpinned the use of dance as a mode of research enquiry and dissemination in the WOC project was arts-based research (Leavy, 2015)
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Date Created
2018
Date Issued
2019
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collaboration
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higher education
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social justice
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arts-based research
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Type
Book Chapter
Language
English
Contributor
Lynnette Young Overby
Dianna Ruberto
Publisher
doi
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003008569
