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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197613632

ISBN-139780197613634

eBay Product ID (ePID)15064616794

Product Key Features

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCore Connections : Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath

SubjectDance / Regional & Ethnic, General

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Sports & Recreation

AuthorChristine M. ŞAhin

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-001944

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240131

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal793.3

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments A Note on Transliteration Introduction Taxi Transition: Zahma (Traffic) Chapter 1: Nile Cruising Boats: Cruising the Nile while Contesting Borders, Boundaries, and BodiesTaxi Transition: 3aeesh (Life-Bread)Chapter 2: Five-Star Hotels: Checking in, or Checking out? Contemporary Conditions in the Revolution's AftermathTaxi Transition: CheckpointChapter 3: Discos: Risqué Moves and the Exposure of Policing Politics Taxi Transition: Pieces of FreedomChapter 4: Pyramid Street Cabarets: Negotiating Slippery Stages and Contradictory Competitions Taxi Transition: A Final Ride as Farewell FinaleCircling Back and Dropping Off: Core Continuations and ConnectionsNotesBibliography Index

SynopsisCore Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath 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 maneuverings of Cairene dancers and viewers alike, author Christine Sahin 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 groundbreaking book not only analyses but embodies ethnography. This book's ethnographic approach mirrors the core of Cairo belly dance itself via attending to dual meanings of moving; centralizing mobility and movement as sites of power and knowledge, but also in researching and writing in ways that stir up poignant emotions that lead to physical reactions, change, and connection. In essence, the book captures the same aesthetics and values of Cairo belly dancing: to 'move' with greater feeling and to cultivate richer core connections within ourselves, between one another, and within our city-spaces. In doing so, it advocates for a heightened awareness of the intricate nuances present in otherwise marginalized bodily interaction and exchange, recognizing their potential to inspire into more revolutionary realities and relationships., Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath 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 maneuverings of Cairene dancers and viewers alike, author Christine sahin 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 groundbreaking book not only analyses but embodies ethnography. This book's ethnographic approach mirrors the core of Cairo belly dance itself via attending to dual meanings of moving; centralizing mobility and movement as sites of power and knowledge, but also in researching and writing in ways that stir up poignant emotions that lead to physical reactions, change, and connection. In essence, the book captures the same aesthetics and values of Cairo belly dancing: to 'move' with greater feeling and to cultivate richer core connections within ourselves, between one another, and within our city-spaces. In doing so, it advocates for a heightened awareness of the intricate nuances present in otherwise marginalized bodily interaction and exchange, recognizing their potential to inspire into more revolutionary realities and relationships., Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolutions Aftermath 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 maneuverings of Cairene dancers and viewers alike, author Christine M. Sahin centralizes Cairene 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 groundbreaking book not only analyses but embodies ethnography. This book's ethnographic approach embodies the core of Cairo belly dance itself via attending to dual meanings of moving; centralizing mobility and movement as sites of power and knowledge, but also in researching and writing in ways that move emotionally, stirring up poignant affect that leads to physical reaction, change, and connection. In essence, the book captures the same aesthetics and values of Cairo belly dancing, to "move" with greater feeling to cultivate richer core connections within ourselves, between one another, and within our city-spaces. In doing so, it advocates for a heightened awareness of the intricate nuances present in otherwise marginalized bodily interaction and exchange, recognizing their potential to inspire into more revolutionary realities and relationships., Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath 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.

LC Classification NumberGV1798.5.S24 2024