{"product_id":"9789774165931","title":"Cairo Papers Vol. 32. No. 3: Femininity and Dance in Egypt: Embodiment and Meaning in al-Raqs al-Baladi","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidering the paradoxical position of al-raqs al-baladi or \"belly dance\" in Egyptian social life, as both a vibrant and a contested cultural form, this issue of Cairo Papers in Social Science considers the impact of wider socio-cultural and political forces on the marginalization of professional performers, on the one hand, and in defining the parameters for non-professional performances on the other hand. Through interviews with professional and non-professional female dancers in Egypt, it explores the relationship between al-raqs al-baladi and the dynamic cultural repertoire that produces notions of femininity and normative personhood in Egypt. As a dance that Egyptians learn in childhood, it exposes the cardinal relationship between culture and body movement. The study received the Magda al-Nowaihi Award for best graduate work on gender studies in 2010. Cairo Papers in Social Science 32\/3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065496748272,"sku":"9789774165931","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789774165931_p0.jpg?v=1763689158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789774165931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}