Core connections : Cairo belly dance in the revolution's aftermath / Christine M. Şahin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Şahin, Christine, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belly dance--Egypt--Cairo--History--20th century.

Belly dance.

Belly dance--Social aspects--Egypt--Cairo.

Belly dancers--Egypt--Cairo.

Belly dancers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 263 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'Core Connections' explores the intricate networks of belly dance in Cairo, Egypt following the turbulent aftermath of the January 25, 2011 revolution. This comprehensive ethnography takes readers on a captivating journey through the city's diverse dance landscapes spanning from Nile cruising tourist boats and decadent five-star hotels to smoky late-night discos and Pyramid Street cabarets. While mapping the multiple manoeuverings of Cairene dancers and viewers alike, author Christine Şahin centralizes the dancers' embodied political insight while fleshing out nuanced portraits of their lives and stories amidst ongoing political precarity. Bridging the realms of dance and Middle Eastern gender studies, this book not only analyses but embodies ethnography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 4, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Şahin, Christine. Core connections

ISBN:

0-19-761366-7

0-19-761364-0

OCLC:

1419683806