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Settling: Performance Pedagogy at Hull-House

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“We went to Hull-House every Saturday for Miss Nancrede’s dance classes”, Dorothy Mittelman Sigel’s eyes held mine as she spoke. “And after every class we would line up on our way out the door...and...you know...as out...‘Thank you, Miss Nancrede.’”

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  1. University of California, 101 Dwinelle Annex, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    Dr. Shannon Jackson (Professor of Rhetoric and of Theater Dance and Performance Studies)

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Jackson, S. (2008). Settling: Performance Pedagogy at Hull-House. In: Göhlich, M., Hopf, C., Tröhler, D. (eds) Persistenz und Verschwinden. Persistence and Disappearance. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91125-0_11

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