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 language | American English |
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State | Published - 17 May 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The Stanford Colloquium on Dance Studies 2017-2018 - Standford, CA Duration: 17 May 2018 → … |
Conference
Conference | The Stanford Colloquium on Dance Studies 2017-2018 |
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Period | 17/05/18 → … |
EGS Disciplines
- Women's Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- Cultural History
- Islamic World and Near East History
- Dance