Critical Race Theory and Copyright in American Dance: Whiteness as Status Property

Picart, Caroline Joan S.

The effort to win federal protection for dance in the United States was a racialized and gendered contest. Picart traces the evolution of choreographic works from being federally non-copyrightable to becoming a category potentially copyrightable under the 1976 Copyright Act, specifically examining Loíe Fuller, George Balanchine, and Martha Graham.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-11-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349458196

DOI: 10.1057/9781137321978

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 243