Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 526 g
Documentary Film Esthetics in the Middle East and North Africa
Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 526 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle East Film and Media
ISBN: 978-1-03-215191-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Inspired by Deleuze and Guattari’s image of a “rhizome,” the author takes a de-territorialized approach to revolutionary filmmaking, embracing the diversity and fluidity of revolutionary works in the “Arab World.” As well as outlining the documentary film histories of the main film-producing nations of the region – Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco – the book analyzes the formal and esthetic features of individual works in relation to specific socio-political historical developments. Topics addressed include de-colonization, the wars of liberation, the Tricontinental movement, the Palestinian question, the Rif Uprising, the Leaden and Black Years, civil war in Lebanon, the recent Arab revolutions, state authoritarianism and totalitarianism, gender, collectivism and political subjectivity. Ultimately, the book contributes to a general theory of revolutionary documentary film forms by studying the works of consecutive periods from different ideological contexts.
The book is much-needed reading for students and academics interested in film and media studies and the history, culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Dokumentarfilme
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1. Cameramen, their Heroes and the Expansion of Time 2. Voice of the People or Voice of Authority? 3. Encrypting Revolution 4. Wars of Liberation, Wars of Publicity 5. Authorial Dissidence 6. Direct Cinema in Excess 7. Film Collectivism's Revolutionary Scope 8. A Subjective Revolution? 9. Staging and Performing (Gendered) Resistance 10. Cinematic Archeologies and their Archives Instead of a Conclusion