Katherine Dunham

View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS Words: 254
Pages: 1
(approximately 235 words/page)

Essay Database > Arts & Humanities

showed first 75 words of 254 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed last 75 words of 254 total
…university she began to study and research African culture. Dunham became fascinated with the importance and the survival of African culture and ritual in understanding African American culture. In 1935, she was awarded a fellowship to do field research in anthropology and dance. Combining her two interest, she linked the function and form of Caribbean dance and ritual to their African heritage. Her passion led her to the islands of Jamaica Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, and Martinique.