Gendered Bodies and Leisure: The Practice and Performance of American Belly Dance

ISBN-13: 9780367596316 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 202 str.

Rachel Kraus

Opis

Drawing on empirical research, fieldwork, and interviews with participants, this book investigates the social world and small group cultures of American belly dance, examining the various ways in which people use leisure to construct the self and social relationships. A fascinating study of identity work and the reproduction and challenging of g

Spis treści

1. The Social World of Belly Dance  2. Performing Gender  3. The Belly Dancing Body  4. Friendship and Community  5. A Spiritual Dance  6. A Belly Dance Identity  7. "There’s Enough Drama in Belly Dance"  8. Negotiating Erotic Images of Belly Dance  9. The Finale  Appendix

O autorze

Rachel Kraus is Professor of Sociology at Ball State University, USA.