| Tango and the Dancing Body in Istanbul Contributor(s): Levent Yuna, Melin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1032011335 ISBN-13: 9781032011332 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Modern - Religion | Islam - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 793.33 |
| LCCN: 2021021896 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tango and the Dancing Body in Istanbul explores the expansion of social Argentine tango dancing among Muslim actors in Turkey, pioneered in Istanbul despite the conservative rule of the Justice and Development Party (JDP) and Tayyip Erdoğan. In this book, Melin Levent Yuna questions why a dance that appears to publicly represent an erotic relationship finds space to expand and increase dramatically in the number of contemporary Turkish Muslim tango dancers, particularly during a conservative rule. Even during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, tango dance classes, gatherings, and messages flourished on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Zoom. Urban Turkey and its tango dance performances provide one symbol and example of how neoliberal capitalism could go hand in hand with conservatism by becoming a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. This study largely focuses on the dancers' perspective while presenting the policies of Erdoğan. It presents the social characteristics of the tango dancers, the meanings they attach to their bodies and their dance as well as what this dance reflects about them - besides the policies of the Justice and Development Party. The book approaches the tango dance and its dancing body in terms of layers of meaning systems in a neoliberal and conservative context. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in dance, anthropology, cultural studies, and performance studies. |