SEEING THE BELLY DANCE AS A FEMINIST POSSIBILITY: GAZE, GENDER AND PUBLIC SPACE IN ISTANBUL

This paper discusses the ancient form of belly dance as an example to speak more in depth about the public spaces of Istanbul, where the female body is constantly under surveillance by the male gaze. Over thousands of years, the ancient dance form of belly dance has been transformed from a collectiv...

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Main Author: Isil Egrikavuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS 2021-04-01
Series:Cena
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/cena/article/view/110694