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In this study, the researcher develops a documentary-driven methodology to understand the ways four women in the United States use their involvement in the belly dance phenomenon to shape their ongoing individual identity development. The filmmaking process itself and its efficacy as a process to promote self-understanding and identity growth among the participating belly dancers, are also investigated phenomenologically.
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- Watkins, Ramsi Kathryn (Author)
- Bolin, Bob (Thesis advisor)
- Hegmon, Michelle (Committee member)
- Hjorleifur Jonsson (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
- 2012
Subjects
- Social Research
- Gender Studies
- Cultural Anthropology
- Belly dance
- Documentary Filmmaking
- feminist research
- identity
- Phenomenology
- Qualitative Methods
- Belly dance--United States--Psychological aspects--Case studies.
- Belly dance
- Belly dance--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Belly dance
- Women--United States--Identity--Case studies.
- Women
- Documentary films--Production and direction--United States--Psychological aspects--Case studies.
- Documentary films
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- Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2012Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Anthropology
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by Ramsi Kathryn Watkins