| Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S. 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Jarmakani, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230604722 ISBN-13: 9780230604728 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: "Imagining Arab Womanhood" examines orientalist images of Arab womanhood in the United States since the turn of the twentieth century, exploring, in particular, representations of belly dancers, harem girls, and veiled women. Through semiotic analysis, Jarmakani demonstrates that these images have functioned as nostalgic placeholders for pressing, yet unarticulated concerns about shifting spatial and temporal realities within the contexts of expansionism/modernization and imperialism/late capitalism. Calling these representations cultural mythologies, Jarmakani maps them onto dominant American narratives of power and progress, insisting on an analysis that understands them to be artifacts shaped by the interests of the American contexts in which they circulate. "Imagining Arab Womanhood" is a vital addition to conversations about representation, race, and gender. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.488 |
| LCCN: 2007032144 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.71" W x 8.41" (0.86 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. |