Author： KEFT-KENNEDY VIRGINIA
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 0049-7878
Source： Women's Studies, Vol.34, Iss.3-4, 2005-04, pp. : 279-300
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Abstract
The role of belly dance and the meanings attached to this dance for both the women who perform it and their spectators have undergone radical change since it was first introduced to the West in the 19th century. This article raises a series of questions about the process of bodily transformation through the practice of belly dance and explores the mechanisms by which women attain empowerment through the moving body. In particular, the complex intersections between ideas of display, spectacle, and the “grotesque” moving body are examined.
Related content
By ELLIS CAROL
Women's Studies, Vol. 33, Iss. 6, 2004-01 ,pp. :
Access to resources
Recommend
Do you Want to Watch? A Study of the Visual Rhetoric of the Postmodern Horror Film
By KEISNER JODY
Women's Studies, Vol. 37, Iss. 4, 2008-06 ,pp. :
You Do Not Turn Woman Only Because the Word 'Female' Is Written on Your Identity Card
Aspasia, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, 2008-0 ,pp. :