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Rachana Vajjhala is an Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on France in the long nineteenth century, particularly on the intersection of sonic, kinetic, and embodied practices in ballet. She employs a traditional musicological toolkit while also proposing creative strategies for writing about under-documented topics. Her recent work, Kinetic Cultures, published by UC Press in 2023, addresses the context of the belle époque. Through this research, she seeks to reimagine possibilities for scholars interested in historical work on embodied practices, exploring what these topics can reveal within archival traces. Vajjhala's methodologies engage with disciplines adjacent to music studies, including dance history, performance studies, and art history. Her research has been published in journals such as 19th-Century Music, the Journal of the Royal Musical Association, and the Journal of the American Musicological Society.
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