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Performing ‘Little Egypt’ : Ashea Wabe and the American Harem Scenario

Koegeler-Abdi, Martina LU (2016) p.137-158
Abstract
The belly dancer Ashea Wabe reached national fame as ‘Little Egypt’ in her provocative performances on and off stage in the late nineteenth century. I argue that her strategic embodiment of colonial harem fantasies was integral to the development of an American harem scenario that merges orientalist fantasies with the specter of U.S. slavery.
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subject
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Approaching transnational America in performance
editor
Bauridl, Birgit M. and Wiegmink, Pia
pages
21 pages
publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Group
external identifiers
  • scopus:85016066342
ISBN
9783631701553
9783653064353
9783631667682
language
English
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no
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7b606712-ddf4-46d4-9c4e-c1b8beb9a287
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2022-02-21 14:54:00
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2024-01-03 14:44:36
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  author       = {{Koegeler-Abdi, Martina}},
  booktitle    = {{Approaching transnational America in performance}},
  editor       = {{Bauridl, Birgit M. and Wiegmink, Pia}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  year         = {{2016}},
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