Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Dance
First Advisor
Maura Donohue
Second Advisor
Stacey G Bell
Academic Program Adviser
Maura Donohue
Abstract
Black female bodies have endured sustained trauma globally since the transatlantic slave trade, and it continues into 2025. The collective consciousness has carried the generational burden and mobilized it within the womb. Powell uses this intergenerational knowledge to frame the basis for spiritual dance practices as a healing praxis.
Recommended Citation
Powell, Wendy Ann, "Raised Spirits The Visceral Journey of Black Generational Female Trauma and the Transcendent Healing Power of Spiritual Dance" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1313
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