Terrorism in Egyptian Cinema

ISBN-13: 9783659896477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 208 str.

Eman Mosharafa

Opis

The events of September 11th have brought attention to the plague of terrorism worldwide. This book utilizes the frame theory to examine how Egyptian movies have dealt with this issue. The book shades light on questions such as: Have the films presented the terrorists as irrational human beings or people with a cause? Were they portrayed to be driven by experiences of injustice or out of their longing for power? To clarify such aspects, in-depth interviews have been conducted with ten film critics and a content analysis was carried out on all the films produced between 1990-2000, which dealt with terrorism. Findings show that the cinematic level of most of the movies is very high. Whereas all the movies condemned terrorist actions, each film presented those who exert these actions differently.

O autorze

Dr. Eman Mosharafa is an Assistant Professor of Communication at City University of New York, LaGuardia. She has been teaching in Egypt and the U.S. for the past 10 years. Dr. Mosharafa has also field experience in news, advertising, and drama production. She is an expert on Middle Eastern and Islamic culture and their portrayal in the mass media.