Abstract This paper addresses the Romani, Gitanos, or Gypsies of southern Spain and Andalusia. It details Romani history, culture, relations with Spanish culture and government, and contributions to the art of flamenco, Spain's national dance form.
Abstract Examines ethnographies and studies relating to gender and power in Southern Europe. Includes references to the following works: Mari Clark's "Variations on Themes of Male and Female: Reflections on Gender Bias in Fieldwork in Rural Greece"; David Gilmore's "Honor, Honesty, Shame: Male Status in Contemporary Andalusia" in "Honor and Shame and the Unity of the Mediterranean" ; Susanna Hoffman's film, "Kypseli: Women and Men Apart -- A Divided Reality"; Evthymios Papataxiarchis's "Friends of the Heart: Male Commensal Solidarity, Gender, and Kinship in Aegean Greece"; and Nadia Seremetakis's "The Memory of the Senses: Historical Perception, Commensal Exchange and Modernity".
From the Paper "Gender studies were the way forward in the 1970s, and studies of Southern Europe from this period analyze gender and society along strictly dichotomized lines. Films such as "Kypseli" (Hoffman et al.) epitomize this method of cultural analysis. Recent approaches to the study of gender by Clark, Gilmore, and Seremetakis, however, emphasize a more complex relationship between gender and its associated cultural domains."
Abstract This paper provides a discussion and comparison of three different versions of "Carmen", including the original story as written by Prosper Merimee, the opera version by Georges Bizet and the film adaptation of Bizet's opera, directed by Francesco Rosi. The main focus is on settings, themes, images and characterization.
From the Paper "The Georges Bizet opera Carmen is part soap opera and part action adventure. The tale of the passionate and beautiful Gypsy Carmen and her obsessive and reckless lover Don Jose is set in Andalusia in the early ..."
