Essays about: "belly dance"

Found 1 essay containing the words belly dance.

  1. 1. Oriental Fantasy : A postcolonial discourse analysis of Western belly dancers’ imaginations of Egypt and dance festivals in Egypt

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för historie-, turism- och medievetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Mavis Hooi; [2015]
    Keywords : Tourism; belly dance; Oriental dance; Egypt; women; white women; postcolonialism; intersectionality; Orientalism; Discourse; Nordic exceptionalism;

    Abstract : Belly dance is popularly practised in the West, and every year, thousands of enthusiasts and professionals from around the world travel to attend belly dance festivals in Egypt, which is considered the cultural centre of the dance. This bachelor’s thesis examines the discourses produced by Western or ʽwhiteʼ belly dancers from Sweden and Finland, on the topics of tourism in Egypt and belly dance festivals in Egypt. READ MORE