Susan Sage Heinzelman, Director
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"Get up mari Dudu, get up!" - Reconfiguring Gender and Roma ("Gypsy") Identity through Political Discourses in Western Turkey
Fri, April 13, 2007 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • MEZ B0.306
Song Lyrics: "Get up mari Dudu, get up! Tie your village apron around your waist! Make coffee for the men Make the beds and lie down"
As suggested by this title taken from a 1970s popular wedding song, Rom and non- Rom men's voices speak for Roma women. How do cultural practices shape constructions of gender while also participating in constructions of ethnic identity? This presentation considers these questions in light of recent emergent political discourses imposed via the European Union accession process in Turkey.
Sonia Seeman is an assistant professor at UT in musicology/ethnomusicology with a joint appointment in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and an affiliate with the Women and Gender Studies Center.
As suggested by this title taken from a 1970s popular wedding song, Rom and non- Rom men's voices speak for Roma women. How do cultural practices shape constructions of gender while also participating in constructions of ethnic identity? This presentation considers these questions in light of recent emergent political discourses imposed via the European Union accession process in Turkey.
Sonia Seeman is an assistant professor at UT in musicology/ethnomusicology with a joint appointment in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and an affiliate with the Women and Gender Studies Center.
Sponsored by: Presented as part of the CWGS New Faculty Colloquium Series.
