Dancing Fear and Desire

Race, Sexuality, and Imperial Politics in Middle Eastern Dance

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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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 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 identity. Close readings of colonial travel narratives, an examination of Oscar Wilde's Salome, and analyses of treatises about Greek dance, reveal the intricate ways in which this controversial dance has been shaped by Eurocentric models that define and control identity performance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-12-30
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt450 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCultural Studies
Antal sidor264
FörlagWilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN9780889204546
UtmärkelserWinner of European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) Book Award for Cultural Studies 2006 (Italy)

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Stavros Stavrou Karayanni's publications include critical and creative work on culture, politics, gender, and sexuality in the Middle East. He has presented and performed at international conferences and cultural festivals. He has taught at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia and the University of Calgary in Alberta. Currently he is an assistant professor of English literature at Cyprus College in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Dancing Fear and Desire: Race, Sexuality, and Imperial Politics in Middle Eastern Dance by Stavros Stavrou KarayanniAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroducing Colonial and Postcolonial Dialectics on the Subject of DanceDismissal Veiling Desire: Kuchuk Hanem and Imperial MasculinityThe Dance of Extravagant Pleasures: Male Performers of the Orient and the Politics of the Imperial GazeDancing Decadence: Semiotics of Dance and the Phantasm of Salomé""I have seen this dance on old Greek vases"": Hellenism and the Worlding of Greek DanceWhat Dancer from Which Dance? Concluding ReflectionsEpilogueNotesWorks CitedIndex

``Dancing Fear and Desire bridges `the discourse of postcolonial dance and queer theory.' Through its examination of `the politics of dance--tsifteleli, belly dance [and] Oriental dance'--the book will appeal to serious students of the dance as cultural phenomenon.... An interesting mix of personal observations, subjective conclusions, and scholarly research, Karayanni's study advances our understanding of and appreciation for Middle Eastern dance forms.'' -- M. Wayne Cunningham -- Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006, 200702