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    Ten Arab Filmmakers
    Political Dissent and Social Critique

    Josef Gugler (Edited by), Christa Salamandra (Contributions by), Jonathan Smolin (Contributions by), Dalia Said Mostafa (Contributions by), Tim Kennedy (Contributions by), Refqa Abu-Remaileh (Contributions by), Viola Shafik (Contributions by), Benjamin Geer (Contributions by), Guy Austin (Contributions by), Will Higbee (Contributions by)

    9780253016447

    Hardback, published 29 June 2015

    264 pages, 40 b&w illus.
    22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.522 kg

    Ten Arab Filmmakers contributes in a positive, meaningful way to the general advancement of MENA studies in American institutions of higher education, encouraging students and the general public to learn about the Arab world from diverse perspectives.

    (Journal of North African Studies)

    Gugler has done an admirable job taking the reader on a complex but passionate journey through the work of ten Arab fi lmmakers.

    (Black Camera)

    Illustrated with arresting stills and superbly edited, this volume is sharp, incisive, and thought provoking. . . . Essential.

    (Choice)

    Ten Arab Filmmakers represents a timely and important resource for educators, scholars, and students.

    (Studies in Eastern European Cinema)

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    Introduction: Auteur Directors, Political Dissent, and Social Critique Josef Gugler
    1. Nabil Maleh: Syria's Leopard (Syria) Christa Salamandra
    2. Jocelyne Saab: A Lifetime Journey in Search of Freedom and Beauty (Lebanon) Dalia Said Mostafa
    3. Michel Khleifi: Filmmaker of Memory (Palestine) Tim Kennedy
    4. Elia Suleiman: Narrating Negative Space (Palestine) Refqa Abu-Remaileh
    5. Youssef Chahine: Devouring Mimicries or Juggling with Self and Other (Egypt) Viola Shafik
    6. Daoud Abd El-Sayed: Parody and Borderline Existence (Egypt) Viola Shafik
    7. Yousry Nasrallah: The Pursuit of Autonomy in the Arab and European Film Markets (Egypt) Benjamin Geer
    8. Mohamed Chouikh: From Anti-colonial Commemoration to a Cinema of Contestation (Algeria) Guy Austin
    9. Merzak Allouache: (Self-)Censorship, Social Critique and the Limits of Political Engagement in Contemporary Algerian Cinema (Algeria) Will Higbee
    10. Nabil Ayouch: Transgression, Identity, and Difference (Morocco) Jonathan Smolin

    Film Index
    Name Index
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