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Biography
In her work, Eline combines her passion for anthropology and its qualitative research methodologies, health, spirituality, and her intimate knowledge of the dancer’s body. She studied contemporary dance at CODARTS, Rotterdam, and also qualified as a teacher in Movement Medicine. This is an improvisation-based, meditative dance practice with roots in a shamanic paradigm.
In 2013 she completed her PhD in dance anthropology at the University of Roehampton in London, studying the contributions of Movement Medicine to participants’ wellbeing and empowerment. She is currently re-writing her thesis for publication in Lexington’s series on Body and Religion.
As a medical anthropologist, she conducted various studies on health and wellbeing from a social and cultural perspective, working with people with learning disabilities, burnout and depression, and other long-term chronic conditions. In her previous post at The University of Exeter Medical School, she focused on the development and implementation of patient-initiated care in the NHS.
Eline also teaches several unorthodox academic modules for students, including ‘Embodied Research Methodology’ for anthropology students at UCL, and ‘Develop your own Art of Living Toolkit’ for medical students from the University of Plymouth. She offers experiential, tailor-made workshops for healthcare organisations, universities and museums at request.
Research Interests
Vision Statement
Both my practical and theoretical work are inspired by a deep yearning to understand what it is to live a meaningful, soul-full life. The search for this 'Art of Living' is led and inspired by dance, which allows us to connect deeply with ourselves, each other and the world around us.
By using a combination of embodied and intersubjective methodologies to explore dance as different way of knowing, I hope to learn more about the potential role it can play in contemporary culture with regard to possibilities for everyone to live a healthy, nourishing and vibrant life. In particular, I am interested in concrete strategies for achieving and sustaining this in education, healthcare and business.
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Research Output 2014 2019
Calibrating the body: embodied research strategies for attuning to subtle information
Kieft, E., 2019, (Submitted) Quantum Thinking for Agroecology: Theory and practice for the farming of tomorrow. Taylor & Francis, (CRC Press Advances in Agroecology series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Dancing with the Spirits, Act 1: ‘Being grounded and being able to fly are not mutually exclusive’
Kieft, E., 30 Aug 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Dance, Movement & Spiritualities. 6, 1, p. (In-Press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A Personal Relationship with the Mysteries: (Re)discovering the Enchanted Garden Through Movement and the Body
Kieft, E., 19 Dec 2018, In : Revue Théologiques. 25, 1, p. 139-154 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Clearing the way towards soulful scholarship
Kieft, E., 2018, A World of Muscle, Bone & Organs: Research and Scholarship in Dance. Ellis, S., Blades, H. & Waelde, C. (eds.). C-DaRE at Coventry University, p. 456-479 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Editorial: Dance, Movement & Spiritualities Volume 5 Number 2
Williamson, A., Weber, R., Kieft, E., Keeney, H. & Keeney, B., 1 Sep 2018, In : Dance, Movement & Spiritualities. 5, 2, p. 143-145 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Activities 2011 2019
Water, stories and the body: site-specific work in seascapes
Eline Kieft (Speaker), Celeste Snowber (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Royal Anthropological Institute RAI (External organisation)
Eline Kieft (Member)Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Annual Conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth
Eline Kieft (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Somatic immersion in healing dance ceremonies of the Kalahari San
Eline Kieft (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Annual Conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth
Eline Kieft (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
A Healthy Shake: learning from indigenous views on dancing for health, resilience, coherence and wellbeing. Research trip to Namibia. Early Career Researcher Pump Prime Funding, Coventry University (£7.722)
Eline Kieft (Recipient), Oct 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Five-year PhD studentship Iona Foundation (5 x €10.000) 2007-2011
Eline Kieft (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
PhD grant Dr. Hendrik Muller’s Foundation (€4.000)
Eline Kieft (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
PhD grant Jo Kolk Foundation (€4.000)
Eline Kieft (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively