Johanna Rauhaniemi

The art of dance does not exist in a vacuum, and its slowly shifting and increasingly local canons reflect what are considered as of importance at a given time and place. The canons of the twenty-first century and the histories that get told of dance ought to reflect a very different world than that of the alleged first modern dancers who made dance an art by, of, and for white people. Read more about Hanna Järvinen`s article about the whiteness of modern dance, 1880s to 1930s.

Thursday Forum meetings take place in the afternoon, from 1 pm to 2.30 pm. The meetings start with a presentation of an hour and half, including discussion on any questions raised, followed by another hour and half (2.45 pm to 4 pm) of discussion on an academic text (or seminar paper) related to the theme of the day (so-called “extra time”).

Torstaifoorumin vierailuluennot klo 13.00 – 14.30 ovat kaikille avoimia. Jatkoajalla klo 14.45 – 16.00 keskustellaan päivän teemaan liittyvästä tutkimustekstistä.