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Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132076 Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century Boltman, Aqeelah Cornelius, Izak Daniels, Amy L. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Ancient Studies. Clothing and dress -- Egypt -- History Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- Egypt Egypt -- Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D. Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. Egypt -- Antiquities Jewelry, Ancient -- Egypt Art, Egyptian Exoticism in fashion UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Boltman, A. 2025. Dress like an Egyptian A study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/6dd8007c-2b05-4a57-aaf2-97044ed34db6 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ancient Egypt has been a muse for artists and an enduring subject for audiences for generations. The material culture of ancient Egypt has become easily recognisable to audiences due to the constant exposure to Ancient Egyptian culture through popular media. The iconographical method, adapted by Roelof van Straten (1994), has been used to investigate the credibility of the portrayal of ancient Egyptian material culture. Michael Jackson's Remember the Time (1992), Katy Perry's Dark Horse (2014), and Keke Palmer's Hands Free (2016) are investigated for the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornment. The varying creative slants to the music videos’ depictions of ancient Egypt introduce their audiences to an altered view of Egyptian attire and adornment. This thesis thus investigates the credibility of the portrayal of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in popular media of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Jackson, Perry and Palmer use their music videos to creatively represent ancient Egyptian culture in a modern manner that appeals to audiences of the late-20th and early 21st centuries. The music videos use recognisable material culture from ancient Egypt, such as the Blue Crown, the weskh and nemes, and the blue-cap crown to appeal to the modern audiences knowledge of ancient Egypt. In using these items, Jackson, Perry, and Palmer represent the extant material culture of ancient Egypt and continue the reception of ancient Egypt that was started centuries ago. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ou Egipte is al geslagte lank 'n inspirasie vir kunstenaars en 'n blywende onderwerp vir waarnemers. Die materie le kultuur van antieke Egipte het maklik herkenbaar geword vir gehore as gevolg van konstante blootstelling aan die ou Egiptiese kultuur deur die populere media. Die ikonografiese metode, soos deur Roelof van Straten (1994) aangewend, is gebruik om die geloofwaardigheid van die uitbeelding van die ou Egiptiese materiele kultuur te ondersoek. Michael Jackson se Remember the Time (1992), KatyPerry se Dark Horse (2014) en Keke Palmer se Hands Free (2016) word ondersoek vir die voorstelling van ou Egiptiese kleredrag, juweliersware en liggaamsversiering. Die kreatiewe inslag van die musiekvideos se uitbeeldings van ou Egipte stel hul gehore aan 'n veranderde siening van Egiptiese kleredrag en versiering bekend. Hierdie tesis ondersoek die geloofwaardigheid van die uitbeelding van ou Egiptiese kleredrag, juweliersware en liggaamlike versierings in populere media van die laat 20ste en vroee 21ste eeu. Jackson, Perry en Palmer gebruik hul musiekvideos om antieke Egiptiese kultuur kreatief voor te stel op 'n moderne manier wat aanklank vind by gehore van die laat-20ste en vroee 21ste eeu. Die musiekvideos gebruik herkenbare materie le kultuur van ou Egipte, soos die Blou Kroon, die weskh en nemes, en die bloukopkroon om 'n beroep te doen op die moderne gehore se kennis van ou Egipte. Deur hierdie items te gebruik verteenwoordig Jackson, Perry en Palmer die bestaande materiele kultuur van ou Egipte en gaan voort met die resepsie van ou Egipte wat eeue gelede begin is. Masters 2025-05-22T10:08:06Z 2025-05-22T10:08:06Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132076 Stellenbosch University xi, 177 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Clothing and dress -- Egypt -- History Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- Egypt Egypt -- Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D. Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. Egypt -- Antiquities Jewelry, Ancient -- Egypt Art, Egyptian Exoticism in fashion UCTD Boltman, Aqeelah Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title | Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title_full | Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title_fullStr | Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title_short | Dress like an Egyptian a study of the representation of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewellery, and bodily adornments in music videos of the late-twentieth century and early twenty-first century |
| title_sort | dress like an egyptian a study of the representation of ancient egyptian clothing jewellery and bodily adornments in music videos of the late twentieth century and early twenty first century |
| topic | Clothing and dress -- Egypt -- History Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- Egypt Egypt -- Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D. Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. Egypt -- Antiquities Jewelry, Ancient -- Egypt Art, Egyptian Exoticism in fashion UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132076 |
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