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This chapter looks at the use of embodiment as a process to facilitate changes in individual, social, and cultural relationships in the context of forced displacement and resettlement following war. It considers embodiment from an ethnographic perspective (Coffey, 1999; Gore, 1999; MacDonald, 2001; Royce, 2002) where multiple meanings become visible and a reflexive approach towards ethnography comes to the fore. It also considers embodiment from a psychotherapeutic perspective with particular reference to Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) (Espenak, 1981; Laban, 1971; Meekums, 2002; Payne, 1992, 1993, 2006) within which embodied images and experiences can be used as part of a process of symbolic and personal transformation. In addition, the chapter considers the use of embodiment as a methodological tool.
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Singer, A.J. (2014). Forced Displacement, Identity, Embodiment and Change. In: Dankworth, L.E., David, A.R. (eds) Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137009449_8
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