Through a multi-textual focus on Syrian director Muhammad Malas and his work, this book endeavors to shed light upon Syria and Syrian cinema's place in global cinema, Syrian politics, and contemporary cultural issues.
Through a multi-textual focus on Syrian director Muhammad Malas and his work, this book endeavors to shed light upon Syria and Syrian cinema's place i...
This book presents, in their entirety, seven key documents that have fundamentally shaken up and helped change the face of image culture in the Middle East and beyond.
This book presents, in their entirety, seven key documents that have fundamentally shaken up and helped change the face of image culture in the Middle...
This book analyzes the rise of socially and politically engaged Algerian documentaries, created in the period immediately following the end of the Algerian civil war (1991-1999). It uses case studies to highlight the works of four Algerian filmmakers, and devotes a chapter to each: Malek Bensmaïl, Hassen Ferhani, Djamel Kerkar, and Karim Sayad. The book makes visible productions that have been overlooked not only in distribution circuits but also within academia, and examines the political significance and the esthetic power of some of the most influential Algerian documentaries produced...
This book analyzes the rise of socially and politically engaged Algerian documentaries, created in the period immediately following the end of the Al...
