Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance: Cultures of Exclusion

According to Morcom, the turning point was singular: "'The death of the courtesan tradition' was the birth of the illicit realm of performing arts" (41). Morcom relates the emergence of the "illicit worlds" of Mumbai dance bars (chapter 5) to the popularity of middle-cl...

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Published in:Women & music (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2016, Vol.20, p.111
Main Author: Putcha, Rumya S
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Culture
Dance
Eroticism
Ethnography
Females
History
Human rights
Liberalism
Morality
Musicology
Postcolonialism
Sexuality
Transgender persons
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Summary:According to Morcom, the turning point was singular: "'The death of the courtesan tradition' was the birth of the illicit realm of performing arts" (41). Morcom relates the emergence of the "illicit worlds" of Mumbai dance bars (chapter 5) to the popularity of middle-class female dance practices, especially those inspired by Bollywood film cultures (chapter 4), a process she refers to as "embourgoisement" Arguing that class privilege, or the lack thereof, further marginalized certain kinds of female performers whose performance practices fell outside of the contours of "female respectability," Morcom ties the social and legal history of public alcohol consumption to the polarization of inclusive and exclusive dance cultures.
ISSN:1090-7505
1553-0612