Contesting and negotiating hegemonic discourses: Constructing and developing a master’s programme in Irish traditional dance performance within a university context

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Abstract

This chapter examines the Masters programme in Irish Traditional Dance Performance, which was introduced at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick in 1999. It reflects upon the rationale for its emergence and explores how it contested and negotiated hegemonic discourses present within the world of competitive Irish dancing. This hegemonic discourse is examined, focusing on historical, ideological and cultural issues and their impact on the construction of an Irish step-dancing body. The chapter investigates questions relating to the institutionalization and artification of indigenous dance practices within university contexts, and argues that the Masters programme in Irish Traditional Dance Performance at the University of Limerick, while engaged in these processes, also respected and involved marginalized indigenous dance practices together with competitive Irish dance, to provide an important pedagogical, reflexive and training site for advanced Irish dancers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Artist and Academia
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages181-201
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9780429783425
ISBN (Print)9781138359116
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Mar 2021

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