Uncovering the Invisible Female Dancers of Moreska: An Ethnochoreological Analysis

  • Iva Niemčić
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Abstract

According to social anthropologist Kay Milton, what is presented in the majority of ethnographies in the twentieth century is a male model of society, which mostly stems from colloquies with male respondents (Milton, 1979, p. 47). Korčula’s Moreska (mock sword-battle dance), as well as the Lastovo carnival, is a well-researched subject and has so far been explored mostly by male ethnologists and historians.1 Therefore, it is easy to assume that not only did a male-dominant perspective on Lastovo carnival and Korčula’s Moreska originate from statements by male respondents — pokladari (male masks) and Moreska dancers, but also from the conceptual world of such researchers (see Milton, 1979, p. 47).

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Cultural Identity Male Respondent Social Anthropologist Male Officer Conceptual World 
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