American Belly Dance and the Invention of the New Exotic: Orientalism, Feminism, and Popular Culture
Belly dance classes have become increasingly popular in recent decades in the United States. Many of the predominantly white, middle-class American women who belly dance proclaim that it is a source of feminist identity and empowerment that brings deeper meaning to their lives. American practitioner...
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PDXScholar
2010
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| Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/20 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=open_access_etds |