Home » Femininity and Dance in Egypt: Embodiment and Meaning in al-Raqs al-Baladi
Product Image

Femininity and Dance in Egypt: Embodiment and Meaning in al-Raqs al-Baladi

Noha Roushdy
€31.99
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=Noha Roushdy
An examination of the cultural meanings of "belly dance" in Egypt
ART Middle Eastern
Author_Noha Roushdy
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 32
Category=AGA
Category=ATQZ
Category=JBSF
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Femininity and Dance in Egypt: Embodiment and Meaning in al-Raqs al-Baladi
No. 3
Noha
PERFORMING ARTS Dance Folk
Roushdy
SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies

Product details

  • ISBN 9789774165931
  • Weight: 200g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Apr 2014
  • Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
  • Publication City/Country: EG
  • Product Form: Paperback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

Considering the paradoxical position of al-raqs al-baladi or “belly dance” in Egyptian social life, as both a vibrant and a contested cultural form, this issue of Cairo Papers in Social Science considers the impact of wider socio-cultural and political forces on the marginalization of professional performers, on the one hand, and in defining the parameters for non-professional performances on the other hand. Through interviews with professional and non-professional female dancers in Egypt, it explores the relationship between al-raqs al-baladi and the dynamic cultural repertoire that produces notions of femininity and normative personhood in Egypt. As a dance that Egyptians learn in childhood, it exposes the cardinal relationship between culture and body movement. The study received the Magda al-Nowaihi Award for best graduate work on gender studies in 2010.

Cairo Papers in Social Science 32/3
About Noha Roushdy
Noha Roushdy holds an MA in anthropology from the American University in Cairo. She is currently involved in research and advocacy on issues of gender and sexuality with local NGOs in Egypt.

More from this author