Dancing Fear and Desire : Race, Sexuality, and Imperial Politics in Middle Eastern Dance.

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Throughout centuries of European colonial domination, the bodies of Middle Eastern dancers, male and female, move sumptuously and seductively across the pages of Western travel journals, evoking desire and derision, admiration and disdain, allure and revulsion. This profound ambivalence forms the ax...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karayanni, Stavros Stavrou
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Belly dance > Middle East.
Belly dance > Greece.
Belly dance > Political aspects.
Belly dance > Social aspects.
Gender identity in dance.
Homosexuality and dance.
Male dancers.
Danseurs masculins.
Homosexualité et danse.
Identité de genre dans la danse.
Danse du ventre > Aspect social.
Danse du ventre > Aspect politique.
Danse du ventre > Grèce.
Danse du ventre > Moyen-Orient.
PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General.
Belly dance
Belly dance > Social aspects
Gender identity in dance
Homosexuality and dance
Male dancers
Greece
Middle East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Throughout centuries of European colonial domination, the bodies of Middle Eastern dancers, male and female, move sumptuously and seductively across the pages of Western travel journals, evoking desire and derision, admiration and disdain, allure and revulsion. This profound ambivalence forms the axis of an investigation into Middle Eastern dance--an investigation that extends to contemporary belly dance. Stavros Stavrou Karayanni, through historical investigation, theoretical analysis, and personal reflection, explores how Middle Eastern dance actively engages race, sex, and national identi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages)
ISBN:9780889209268
088920926X

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