Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students

Designed for students, scholars and general readers with an interest in dance and queer history, A Queer History of the Ballet focuses on how, as makers and as audiences, queer men and women have helped to develop many of the texts, images, and legends of ballet. Presenting a series of historical case studies, the book explores the ways in which, from the nineteenth century into the twentieth, ballet has been a means of conjuring homosexuality -- of enabling some degree of expression and visibility for people who were otherwise declared illegal and obscene. Studies include: the perverse sororities of the Romantic ballet the fairy in folklore, literature, and ballet Tchaikovsky and the making of Swan Lake Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and the emergence of queer modernity the formation of ballet in America the queer uses of the prima ballerina Genet's writings for and about ballet. Also including a consideration of how ballet's queer tradition has been memorialized by such contemporary dance-makers as Neumeier, Bausch, Bourne, and Preljocaj, this is an essential book in the study of ballet and queer history.

Table of Contents:
1.  Introduction  Part 1: Preparing the Ground and Reviewing the Literature  2. Selecting a Topic and Writing the Dissertation Proposal  3. Reviewing the Literature  Part 2: Research Design and Methodology  4. Approaches to Data Collection  5. Techniques for Data Collection  6. Questionnaire Construction  Part 3: Analysis and Preparation of the Results  7. Measurements and Probability  8. Analysis of the Results  9. Structuring and Writing the Dissertation  10. Dissertation Supervision and Assessment  Appendices  1. Examples of Dissertation Proposals  2. London South Bank University: Example of a Questionnaire  3. Statistical Tables  4. Construction Industry Employee Injury Statistics  5. Using SPSS  6. Example of Presenting Interview Results in a Tabulated Format

About the Author :
Shamil Naoum is a senior lecturer at the Department of Property, Surveying and Construction at London South Bank University. Before beginning his academic career he worked as a site engineer and project manager.

Review :
'An interesting and thought provoking read for anyone interested in an alternative version of ballet history.' - Dancing Times 'A wealth of biographical knowledge and creative thought... [a] precise study of ballet's origins.' - The Gay and Lesbian Review 'Including fantastic photographs and an extensive list of references, this book is valuable as a reference work as well as a critical study... Highly recommended.' - CHOICE