Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation

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Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation

In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world. Turning a critical eye on a major player in Egyptian cultural life, Shafik examines these films against the backdrop of the country's overall socio-political development, from the emergence of the film industry in the 1930s, through the Nasser and Sadat eras, up to the era of globalization.

In unearthing the largely contradictory meanings conveyed by different films, Popular Egyptian Cinema examines a broad array of themes, from gender relations to feminism, Islamism and popular ideas about sexuality and morality. Focusing on representations of religious and ethnic minorities primarily Copts, Jews, and Nubians Shafik draws out issues such as the formation of the Egyptian nation, cinematic stereotyping, and political and social taboos. Shafik also considers pivotal genres, such as melodrama, realism, and action film, in relation to public debates over highbrow and lowbrow culture and in light of local and international film criticism.

Country	USA
Author	Viola Shafik
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: American University in Cairo Press
EAN	9789774160530
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	9774160533
Label	The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer	The American University in Cairo Press
MPN	60 b/w illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	272
PartNumber	60 b/w illustrations
PublicationDate	2007-06-30
Publisher	The American University in Cairo Press
Studio	The American University in Cairo Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation

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