In Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt sociologist Alexandra Parrs draws on two years of fieldwork to explore how Dom identities are constructed, negotiated, and contested in the specifically Egyptian national context. With an eye to the pitfalls and evolution of scholarly work on the vastly more studied European Roma, she traces the scattered representations of Egyptian Dom, from accounts of them by nineteenth-century European Orientalists to their portrayal in Egyptian cinema as belly dancers in the 1950s and beggars and thieves more recently.
In Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt sociologist Alexandra Parrs draws on two years of fieldwork to explore how Dom identities are constructed, negotiated, and contested in the specifically Egyptian national context. With an eye to the pitfalls and evolution of scholarly work on the vastly more studied European Roma, she traces the scattered representations of Egyptian Dom, from accounts of them by nineteenth-century European Orientalists to their portrayal in Egyptian cinema as belly dancers in the 1950s and beggars and thieves more recently.
Alexandra Parrs was assistant professor of sociology at the American University in Cairo from 2012 to 2016 and prior to that she taught at American University, Washington DC. Her research interests include migration, ethnic minorities, integration, transnationalism, and gender. She leaches at the American University in Brussels.
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Introduction The Paradigm of Diasporic Identity Essentialization Literature on Middle Eastern Gypsies Official Invisibility Rural and Urban Dom Methodology Naming of the Group Outline of the Book Chapter 1: The Eternal Quest for Roots Language and Roots Orientalists' Perceptions of Gypsies in the 'Orient' Impact of Orientalists in the Construction of Eastern Gypsies Alternative Narratives and Myths of Origin Ethnogenesis by Outsiders Chapter 2: From Belly Dancers to Thieves Ghawazi and Orientalists Current Views Cinematic Depiction Toward the Impossible Union Muhammad Ali, the Baladi, and the Construction of Modernity Homogenization, the National, and the Foreigner Female Representations Depicting the Other Chapter 3: Uncrossable Boundaries? Religious Boundaries Cultural Boundaries Racial Boundaries Linguistic Boundaries Spatial Boundaries Occupational Boundaries Building Rigid Boundaries Chapter 4: Identity Negotiation: Ignoring, Passing, Changing, and Exchanging Gypsies and Their 'Origins' Denial of Identity Group Divisions and Occupations Overemphasis and Underemphasis of Identity Identity Management in Social Interactions Fluidity Chapter 5: Underground World: Crime in the Blood and Secret Language Media Discourse Conflictual Opposites, Sensationalism, and Blaming the Victim They Can Only Be Criminal: Rigid Boundaries and Confrontation of Perceptions Fluid Boundaries: The 'Saved' Ghagar Begging Skills The Language of Crime Sensuality in Crime? Chapter 6: Matriarchy and Bride Price: Ghagar Traditions? "What Are Your Traditions?" Endogamy Divorce and Separation Bride Price, Polygyny, and Early Marriage Female Circumcision and Sexuality Matriarchal Features and 'Kin Contract' Chapter 7: Conclusions: The Fragmented Construction of Egyptian Gypsies Beyond Western Mimicry Cultural Performance and Social Failure What Will Happen Next? National Identity and Gypsies Umm Khalas: Where Are You? Bibliography Index
Introduction The Paradigm of Diasporic Identity Essentialization Literature on Middle Eastern Gypsies Official Invisibility Rural and Urban Dom Methodology Naming of the Group Outline of the Book Chapter 1: The Eternal Quest for Roots Language and Roots Orientalists' Perceptions of Gypsies in the 'Orient' Impact of Orientalists in the Construction of Eastern Gypsies Alternative Narratives and Myths of Origin Ethnogenesis by Outsiders Chapter 2: From Belly Dancers to Thieves Ghawazi and Orientalists Current Views Cinematic Depiction Toward the Impossible Union Muhammad Ali, the Baladi, and the Construction of Modernity Homogenization, the National, and the Foreigner Female Representations Depicting the Other Chapter 3: Uncrossable Boundaries? Religious Boundaries Cultural Boundaries Racial Boundaries Linguistic Boundaries Spatial Boundaries Occupational Boundaries Building Rigid Boundaries Chapter 4: Identity Negotiation: Ignoring, Passing, Changing, and Exchanging Gypsies and Their 'Origins' Denial of Identity Group Divisions and Occupations Overemphasis and Underemphasis of Identity Identity Management in Social Interactions Fluidity Chapter 5: Underground World: Crime in the Blood and Secret Language Media Discourse Conflictual Opposites, Sensationalism, and Blaming the Victim They Can Only Be Criminal: Rigid Boundaries and Confrontation of Perceptions Fluid Boundaries: The 'Saved' Ghagar Begging Skills The Language of Crime Sensuality in Crime? Chapter 6: Matriarchy and Bride Price: Ghagar Traditions? "What Are Your Traditions?" Endogamy Divorce and Separation Bride Price, Polygyny, and Early Marriage Female Circumcision and Sexuality Matriarchal Features and 'Kin Contract' Chapter 7: Conclusions: The Fragmented Construction of Egyptian Gypsies Beyond Western Mimicry Cultural Performance and Social Failure What Will Happen Next? National Identity and Gypsies Umm Khalas: Where Are You? Bibliography Index
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