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It provides an overview of some of the most important contemporary philosophical discourses in relation to dance. Above all, it makes an irresistible and convincing claim for the importance of dance as a critical tool. * Dance Research *

By examining the work of recent dance and performance artists, primarily European, in relation to philosophical inquiries into ethics, labor, and the public, Burt sets the stage for much-needed debates around dance and social responsibility. --Susan Leigh Foster, Distinguished Professor, UCLA <em>Ungoverning Dance</em> is an elegant and insightful book that engages with dance at its limit. Oriented by an ethics of relationality, the book stages an encounter with what ungoverns dance, understanding ungoverning as the way dance pushes against the political. Exploring the interstitial force of the relational field opened by dance, Ramsey demonstrates how political moving can be. --Erin Manning, Research Chair, Relational Art and Philosophy, Concordia University

By examining the work of recent dance and performance artists, primarily European, in relation to philosophical inquiries into ethics, labor, and the public, Burt sets the stage for much-needed debates around dance and social responsibility. --Susan Leigh Foster, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Ungoverning Dance is an elegant and insightful book that engages with dance at its limit. Oriented by an ethics of relationality, the book stages an encounter with what ungoverns dance, understanding ungoverning as the way dance pushes against the political. Exploring the interstitial force of the relational field opened by dance, Ramsey demonstrates how political moving can be. --Erin Manning, Research Chair, Relational Art and Philosophy, Concordia University By examining the work of recent dance and performance artists, primarily European, in relation to philosophical inquiries into ethics, labor, and the public, Burt sets the stage for much-needed debates around dance and social responsibility. --Susan Leigh Foster, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Ungoverning Dance is an elegant and insightful book that engages with dance at its limit. Oriented by an ethics of relationality, the book stages an encounter with what ungoverns dance, understanding ungoverning as the way dance pushes against the political. Exploring the interstitial force of the relational field opened by dance, Ramsey demonstrates how political moving can be. --Erin Manning, Research Chair, Relational Art and Philosophy, Concordia University

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Ramsay Burt is Professor of Dance History at De Montfort University.

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