Routledge handbook on Arab cinema / edited by Noha Mellor.

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Book
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English
Published/​Created
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Description
xix, 440 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

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"Building on a growing body of literature, this Handbook provides an up-to-date and authoritative survey of Arab cinema. The collection includes contributions from academics and filmmakers from across the Arab region, Europe, and North America, and fills a gap in media studies by examining the entire Arab region, rather than focusing on one country or theme. The Handbook also sheds light on the heterogeneity of Arab filmmaking not only within the Arab region, but also globally, within diasporic communities. It is split into six parts: - Part 1 provides an overview of each sub-region in the Arab world, including a chapter on Arab animation films. - Parts 2, 3, and 4 address topical themes, encompassing the representation of gender, religion, and identity politics in Arab cinema. - Part 5 discusses the theme of diaspora and Part 6 concludes the volume with reflective essays penned by selected diasporic filmmakers. This book is an essential reference for Arab media and cinema scholars, students, and professional filmmakers. With case studies from across the Arab region, it's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in film and media, global cinema, and the Middle East generally"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • In the shadow of critique : major themes of Maghrebi cinema / Ratiba Hadj-Moussa
  • The story of Iraqi cinema : a dream shattered by political and economic tribulations / Irada Aljubori
  • Filmmaking and film cultures on the Arabian Peninsula / Dale Hudson
  • Development of the cinema industry in Egypt / Hala El Zahed
  • Reimagining Sudan : Sufism, revolt, and national identity(ies)in film / Maha Bashri
  • Cinema in the Levant / Reham Salah El Din
  • Jordanian cinema : a burgeoning scene / Ebtihal Mahadeen
  • Arab animation cinema : from sand to screen / Tariq Alrimawi
  • The value chain of the film sector / Noha Mellor
  • Gender representation in Algerian cinema / Saida Kheira Benammar
  • Cassettes, cameras, and computers : the gendering of media in Arab narrative cinema / Anne Ciecko
  • Fictive witnessing : Leila Kilani's On the edge and Kaouther Ben Hania's Beauty and the dogs / Suzanne Gauch
  • Confused, rebellious, and depressed
  • Liberated women in Egyptian cinema / Noha Atef
  • Marco : A Levantine queer encounter in London / Feras Alkabani
  • Against "Double Erasure" : women's filmmaking in the aftermath of the uprisings in Yemen, Libya, and Saudi Arabia / Katty Alhayek and Eva Oseen
  • The Gulf female gaze : women filmmakers and the creative representation of sociopolitical issues in the GCC states / Suzi Mirgani and Maysaa Almumin
  • "Fly, Horses of God, and the gates of paradise will open for you"
  • Radicalization and terrorism in Moroccan cinema / Aziz Douai
  • Religion, authority and morality codes in Arab cinema / Marlé Hammond
  • From terrorist to pious believer : depictions of Islam in Arab cinema / Ehab Galal
  • Can cinema slow the flow of blood? / Laura U. Mark
  • Political ideology and the shaping of modern Arab cinema / Andrew Hammond
  • The problem of Palestine's place in a globalized Palestinian cinema / Abeer Al-Najjar and Harris Breslow
  • From the square to the screen : new subjectivity in post-Arab Spring Egyptian cinema / Eid Mohamed, Talaat Mohamed and Sara Al-Naimi
  • Filmmaking shadows
  • The pitfall of Morocco as Hollywood of Africa / Waleed F. Mahdi
  • Moroccan Amazigh cinema / Sheila Petty
  • Moving the image : Film in the Arabian Gulf / Ildiko Kaposi
  • Harragas : Algerian films about clandestine migration / Fatima Nabila Moussaoui
  • Oppositional filmmaking in the diaspora / Irit Neidhardt
  • English intrusions in and contributions to polyglot Emirati cinema / Doris Hambuch
  • Sudan's "diaspora" dilemma
  • filmmaking amid the collapse of homeland / Bentley Brown
  • Egyptian cinema : dreaming of a fugitive culture / Omar Kholeif
  • Outsider tales / Jihan El Tahri
  • Voices in exile / Maysoon Pachachi
  • Home and back home / Nadia Shihab
  • Film as a liminal space / Usama Alshaibi
  • From stills to moving images : stories of dreams, fantasies and hope / Lara Baladi
  • Exploring cultural identity, representation, and creative boundaries / Mostafa Nagy.
ISBN
  • 9781032295329
  • 1032295325
  • 9781032295336 ((paperback))
  • 1032295333
LCCN
2023055694
OCLC
1409670259
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