Dancing the Politics of Pleasure at the New Orleans Second Line Richard A. Layton grade-level

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Following the religious turn in other disciplines

Lopez combines rigorous research with moving storytelling

With research finding that people from the LGBTQ community are at increased risk of depression and anxiety

The authors explore these key areas: Socio-economic class Gender Sexuality Ethnicity Religion Migrant children Special learning needs and disabilities This book will serve as a handy guide for postgraduate and undergraduate students on Education Leadership and Inclusive Education courses

Dancing the Politics of Pleasure at the New Orleans Second Line Richard A. Layton grade-levelOn many Sundays, Black New Orleanians dance through city streets in Second Lines. These processions invite would be spectators to join in, grooving to an ambulatory brass band for several hours. Though an increasingly popular attraction for tourists, parading provides the second liners themselves with a potent public expression of Black resistance. Rachel Carrico examines the parading bodies in motion as a form of negotiating and understanding power.