Dr. Naomi M. Jackson: Dance, Human Rights and Social Justice

Naomi Jackson
January 21, 2021
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Zoom

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2021-01-21 14:15:00 2021-01-21 15:15:00 Dr. Naomi M. Jackson: Dance, Human Rights and Social Justice Have you ever heard of antidance literature? Did you know that until 2017 it was illegal to social dance in a New York facility serving food and drinks without a special cabaret license? This talk discusses dance in contexts of oppression and its subversion, along with the role of dance in healing from human rights abuses. It demonstrates how dance has consistently been used, at different periods in history and in many parts of the world, to advance strict adherence to certain ideologies, or shame and humiliate, as well as express resistance to repressive regimes, and to heal and empower victims of injustice. Indeed, it reveals that dance, because of its power to unite people, and associations with the body, sensuality and joy, has proven a focal point in attempts to control human behavior, as indicated by attempts to regulate dancing through laws and bans, and to censure, imprison or torture people who dance. Biography Naomi M. Jackson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University. Her books include: Dance, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Dignity in Motion (co-edited with Toni Shapiro-Phim, Scarecrow Press), Right to Dance: Dancing for Rights(Banff Centre Press), and Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street Y (Wesleyan University Press). She has spearheaded two international conferences, including one on dance and human rights, and one on dance and Jewishness. Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, she now enjoys the Arizona sun. Ohio State Dance is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Community Conversations Join Zoom Meeting https://osu.zoom.us/j/94873712523?pwd=VmFCN1hna09vazdQNVExdE5Eem9JQT09 Meeting ID: 948 7371 2523 Password: 915979 One tap mobile +13126266799,,94873712523#,,,,0#,,915979# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,94873712523#,,,,0#,,915979# US (New York) Dial by your location         +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)         +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)         +1 651 372 8299 US (Minnesota)         +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)         +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)         +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)         +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)         +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 948 7371 2523 Password: 915979 Find your local number: https://osu.zoom.us/u/akrySl51z Join by SIP 94873712523@zoomcrc.com Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada) 207.226.132.110 (Japan) Meeting ID: 948 7371 2523 Password: 915979 --- The Ohio State University ========================= CarmenZoom is supported by the Office of Distance Education and eLearning: http://odee.osu.edu/ Support Resources ----------------- - System Status: https://go.osu.edu/systemstatus - Find solutions and report issues: https://go.osu.edu/it - Help Articles: https://teaching.resources.osu.edu/toolsets/carmenzoom - Non-Discrimination Notice: https://go.osu.edu/nondiscrimination-notice - Privacy Statement: https://osu.edu/privacy Contact Us ---------- - Phone: 614-688-4357 (HELP) - Email: carmenzoom@osu.edu - In Person: https://techhub.osu.edu/buckeyebar - Accessibility Help Line: 614-292-5000 If you require an accommodation to participate in this workshop, please contact us at dance@osu.edu. The department will make every effort to meet requests. Zoom America/New_York public

Have you ever heard of antidance literature? Did you know that until 2017 it was illegal to social dance in a New York facility serving food and drinks without a special cabaret license? This talk discusses dance in contexts of oppression and its subversion, along with the role of dance in healing from human rights abuses. It demonstrates how dance has consistently been used, at different periods in history and in many parts of the world, to advance strict adherence to certain ideologies, or shame and humiliate, as well as express resistance to repressive regimes, and to heal and empower victims of injustice. Indeed, it reveals that dance, because of its power to unite people, and associations with the body, sensuality and joy, has proven a focal point in attempts to control human behavior, as indicated by attempts to regulate dancing through laws and bans, and to censure, imprison or torture people who dance.

Biography

Naomi M. Jackson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University. Her books include: Dance, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Dignity in Motion (co-edited with Toni Shapiro-Phim, Scarecrow Press), Right to Dance: Dancing for Rights(Banff Centre Press), and Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street Y (Wesleyan University Press). She has spearheaded two international conferences, including one on dance and human rights, and one on dance and Jewishness. Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, she now enjoys the Arizona sun.

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- In Person: https://techhub.osu.edu/buckeyebar
- Accessibility Help Line: 614-292-5000

If you require an accommodation to participate in this workshop, please contact us at dance@osu.edu. The department will make every effort to meet requests.