Tango and the Dancing Body in Istanbul

Tango and the Dancing Body in Istanbul explores the expansion of the Argentine tango social dancing among Muslim actors in Turkey, pioneered by Istanbul despite the conservative rule of Justice and Development Party (JDP) and Tayyip Erdöan.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
I Concepts and tools: Contemporary self, identity, class, and more
A Reintroduction
II Leisure, consumption, and class – One mode of being an upper-middle class
III Becoming the conteporary tango dancer: Bailemos el Tango
IV One mode of being an upper – middle class in Istanbul – Bodies, self, and the attached meanings, Part I
V Bodies, self, and the attached meanings, Part II
VI Bodies, self, and the attached meanings, Part III
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Melin Levent Yuna is a sociologist and a cultural anthropologist at Acıbadem University, teaching various classes on these areas. In addition to her MA in sociology and PhD in cultural anthropology, she is a tango dancer herself, and has had a deep interest in Argentine tango dancing for many years.

Summary

Tango and the Dancing Body in Istanbul explores the expansion of the Argentine tango social dancing among Muslim actors in Turkey, pioneered by Istanbul despite the conservative rule of Justice and Development Party (JDP) and Tayyip Erdogan.

Product details

• Authors: Melin Levent Yuna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032011349
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201134-9
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Islam, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, RELIGION / Islam / General, Anthropology, PERFORMING ARTS / General, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Modern, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / History & Criticism, Religion: general, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Jazz, Theatre Studies, Ballet, Social and cultural history, Performance Art, The arts: general topics