She was dean of the school of arts, media, performance and design 200820 and professor in the department of dance at york university 20082016. American women found the dance to be a liberating vehicle and a means of adopting new and exotic persona. For over a century, solo improvised dance, especially belly dance, has had enormous popularity, and by the 1970s and 1980s in the wake of the feminist movement, over a million women in the united states, and many more thousands in western europe became. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy as want to read. Within the latter half of the twentieth century and into the twentyfirst century, there has been a convergence of these images through the vocabulary of belly dance from the informal stages in restaurants. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, edited by anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung, 276302. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy volume 6 of bibliotheca iranica issue 6 of bibliotheca iranica. As a belly dancer and a modern dance student at york university, my attention was captured by the fact that a number of early modern dancers performed variations on. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, edited by anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, mazda publishers, inc.
The dance was frequently seen in the west by millions of visitors to world fairs and exhibitions that were popular in the 19th century and sol bloom, the. Friday, february 19 dance practicum in belly dance with guest nadira. Furthermore, these historical depictions continue to provide the. Mazda publishers shows how the dance style contributes to a new urban folk tradition adra, najwa, 2009, steps to an ethnography of dance in. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy isbn. In the article, shay describes and analyzes several issues, such as essentialization, orientalism, gender, and sexuality, in order to deepen the discussion of islamic.
Orientalism transnationalism and harem fantasy ebook free. Theyre basically all the same, and written by belly dancers. Belly dancer isabella oriental harem belly dance hd video. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy by anthony shay, barbara sellersyoung belly dance. Denis and ted shawn, founders of modern dance, were orientalists.
Originating in the united states in the 1990s, it has spread to be practiced by amateur and. In belly dance, orientalism, transnationalism and harem fantasy. Performing arts series by anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung, 2005. Mar 16, 2017 watch belly dancer isabella oriental harem belly dance hd amazing. Orientalismexoticismselfexoticism the orient was almost a european invention, and had been since antiquity a place.
Folk dance, ethnicity and festival in the united states and canada, 2006. Kuchuk hanem and imperial masculinity stavros stavrou karayanni dance and dancer in egyptian films. Barbara sellersyoung is a senior scholar and professor emerita in the dance department of york university. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, edited by anthony shay and barbara. References cited dance heritage phd world dance heritage. Folk dance, ethnicity and festival in the united states. Orientalism in early modern dance by iana komarnytska posted may 1, 20 introduction. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy by anthony shay, barbara sellersyoung pp. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy bibliotheca iranica. Belly dancing originated in the middle east as a form of folk dance but has widely transformed into a leisure dance activity in recent decades. Orientalism i i a style of thought based upon an ontological and epistemological.
Orientalism, feminism, and popular culture by jennifer lynn haynesclark a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in anthropology thesis committee. Belly dance is infused with orientalist images that are a consequence of western colonial interventions in north africa and the middle east. I like this book because its written by scholarswho are not necessarily belly dancers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
For over a century, solo improvised dance, especially belly dance, has had enormous popularity, and by the 1970s and 1980s in the wake of the feminist. Its made up of articles about things like orientalism, how belly dance is presented in egyptian film, how some attach spiritual practices to belly dance, and etc. The harem fantasy in nineteenthcentury orientalist paintings. Anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung, belly dance. In the garland encyclopedia of world music, volume 6. Barbara sellersyoung describes and analyzes tribal belly. Orientalism transnationalism and harem fantasy bibliotheca iranica. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy anthony shay, barbara sellersyoung snippet view 2005. Performing arts series by anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung, 2005 choreographing identities. This essay will address several issues that are raised by the phenomenon of belly dancing and its transformation, globalization, and acculturation in the west.
This movement has even named the dance belly dance, and become one of the most representative elements of contemporary egyptian culture. Oct 31, 2012 the results of the research showed that through family support, hard work and a decisive and studious personality, the patient was able to cope with the discriminatory attitude of others. Gothic belly dance 877 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article identity. What is orientalism classical middle eastern dance. Perceptions of belly dance are that it is degrading, exploitive, and incongruous to feminism. The revision of revelation in the oriental dance community. The dance was frequently seen in the west by millions of visitors to world fairs and exhibitions that were popular in the 19th century and sol bloom, the entrepreneur of the chicago world fair of 1893 coined the term belly dance. State folk dance companies, representation, and power by anthony shay. I have an article in it for which a number of med dance listers assisted in providing me with data. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, edited by anthony shay and barbara sellersyoung, 2850. The vocabulary of the dance and its position within the framework of the west, especially the united states, as other provide an empty location, as in not part of my culture for the construction of exotic new fantasy identities. I am very excited about this new book, which offers so many diverse scholarly approaches to belly dance.
Belly dancer isabella oriental harem belly dance hd. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy, biblioteca iranica. New communities, performance and identity caitlin mcdonald, barbara sellersyoung in these essays, dancers and scholars from around the world carefully consider the transformation of an improvised folk form from north africa and the middle east into a popular global dance practice. Thus a very large mass of writers, among whom are poets, novelists, philosophers. Transnationalism and harem fantasy, with anthony shay 2005 and.
What is orientalism classical middle eastern dance wichita. There is a particular emphasis on gender and sexuality, and the use of depictions of gender and sexuality to undergird the political project of colonialism. Feb 26, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises orientalism the belly dance orchestra belly dance favorites. Performing arts series first edition by anthony shay editor, barbara sellersyoung editor visit amazons barbara sellersyoung page. The dancers shoulders are kept low and held back, while the head is held. In 1979, a literary scholar named edward said published a book called orientalism. Transnationalism, and harem fantasy volume 6 of bibliotheca iranica.
Watch belly dancer isabella oriental harem belly dance hd amazing. Description of traditional belly dance traditional belly dance is an improvised genre, led by music which may also be improvised. This article examines orientalist cultural production through an overview of the literature on orientalist paintings produced by european artists in the nineteenth century. The twentiethcentury transnational popularization of belly dance. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises orientalism the belly dance orchestra belly dance favorites. Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy i am very excited about this new book, which offers so many diverse scholarly approaches to belly dance. Carstens priya kandaswamy portland state university. American belly dance and the invention of the new exotic. I have an article in it for which a number of meddance listers assisted in. Performing arts series anthony shay, barbara sellersyoung isbn. From that period, belly dance became a popular entertainment in the united states. The performance of belly dance not only made her emphasize her body, but also enriched her life. Hazrat inayat khan, the mysticism of sound and music isbn.
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