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Description: Femininity and Dance in Egypt : Embodiment and Meaning in al-Raqs al-Baladi, Paperback by Roushdy, Noha, ISBN 9774165934, ISBN-13 9789774165931, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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

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Book Title: Femininity and Dance in Egypt: Embodiment and Meaning in Al-Raqs Al-Baladi : Cairo Papers Vol. 32, No. 3

Number of Pages: 118 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: American University in Cairo Press

Topic: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Middle Eastern, Dance / Folk, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Dance / General

Item Height: 0.2 in

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Art, Performing Arts, Social Science

Item Weight: 7.2 Oz

Item Length: 5.5 in

Author: Noha Roushdy

Item Width: 8.4 in

Format: Trade Paperback