Bosse, Joanna

Dates of Life

Wirkungsdaten ca. 21.Jh.

Occupation

is an associate professor of ethnomusicology and dance studies at Residental College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University. She has conducted fieldwork in dancehalls in the Midwestern United States ; studying the performance of couple dance genres like salsa ; swing ; tango ; and ballroom. Her work on popular culture involves the relationship between music and dance as well as the dynamics of affinity groups ; cross-cultural encounters ; and amateur performance. Her research on whiteness ; race ; and performance appears in The Journal of American Folklore ; Dance Research Journal ; American Music ; and elsewhere. Before joining MSU ; Joanna taught at Bowdoin College and Millikin University. When not in her office ; Joanna enjoys dancing ; “musicking ; ” swimming ; and playing in the park with her daughter ; Ellery.

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GND: 1071151142 | OGND | VIAF: 26599249

Alternate Names

Bosse, Joanna

• Bosse, Joanna

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