Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity

Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity
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Since it was first published in 1998, Viola Shafikâ€™s Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity has become an indispensable work for scholars of film and the contemporary Middle East. Combining detailed narrative historyâ€”economic, ideological, and aestheticâ€”with thought-provoking analysis, Arab Cinema provides a comprehensive overview of cinema in the Arab world, tracing the industryâ€™s development from colonial times to the present. It analyzes the ambiguous relationship with commercial western cinema, and the effect of Egyptian market dominance in the region. Tracing the influence on the medium of local and regional art forms and modes of thought, both classical and popular, Shafik shows how indigenous and external factors combine in a dynamic process of â€œcultural repackaging.â€

Now updated to reflect cultural shifts in the last ten years of cinema, this revised edition contains a new afterword highlighting the latest developments in popular film and in cinÃ©ma dâ€™auteur (art house movies), with a special focus on Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine. While exploring problematic issues such as European co-production for Arab art films, including their relation to cultural identity and their reception in the region and abroad, this new edition introduces readers to some of the most compelling cinematic works of the last decade.
Country USA
Brand The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer The American University in Cairo Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789774160653
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer	The American University in Cairo Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789774160653
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity

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