The Bio-Political Economy of the Reel Cabaret Dancer in Twentieth-Century Iran

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Abstract

Exploring the cabaret scene as well as several interconnected realms of the popular culture of the Pahlavi-era (1926-1979) in Iran, this lecture interrogates the cinematic constructions of the cabaret-dancer, a common character-type of the pre-revolutionary commercial cinema, vis-à-vis her social narratives. Drawing from Dr. Meftahi’s historiographical and ethnographic study of dance in Iran, this lecture will examine the emergence of the popular entertainment cabaret scene and its (female) dancing body in light of 20th-century domestic urban transformations and biopolitics, the socio-economics of the popular stage, the formation of cultural categories, and ideological discourses on public performance.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 17 May 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventThe Stanford Colloquium on Dance Studies 2017-2018 - Standford, CA
Duration: 17 May 2018 → …

Conference

ConferenceThe Stanford Colloquium on Dance Studies 2017-2018
Period17/05/18 → …

EGS Disciplines

  • Women's Studies
  • Film and Media Studies
  • Cultural History
  • Islamic World and Near East History
  • Dance

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