{"product_id":"humor-in-middle-eastern-cinema-paperback","title":"Humor in Middle Eastern Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGayatri Devi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNajat Rahman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Middle Eastern culture does not tend to be associated with laughter and levity in the global imagination, humor--often satirical--has long been a staple of mainstream Arabic film. In \u003cem\u003eHumor in Middle Eastern Cinema, \u003c\/em\u003e editors Gayatri Devi and Najat Rahman shed light on this tradition, as well as humor and laughter motivated by other intent--including parody, irony, the absurd, burlesque, and dark comedy. Contributors trace the proliferation of humor in contemporary Middle Eastern cinema in the works of individual directors and from the perspectives of genre, national cinemas, and diasporic cinema.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eHumor in Middle Eastern Cinema \u003c\/em\u003e explores what humor theorists have identified as an \"emancipatory,\" \"liberatory,\" even \"revolutionary\" function to humor. Among the questions contributors ask are: How does Middle Eastern cinema and media highlight the stakes and place of humor in art and in life? What is its relation to the political? Can humor in cinematic art be emancipatory? What are its limits for its intervention or transformation? Contributors examine the region's masterful auteurs, such as Abbas Kiarostami, Youssef Chahine, and Elia Suleiman and cover a range of cinematic settings, including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. They also trace diasporic issues in the distinctive cinema of India and Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This insightful collection will introduce readers to a variety of contemporary Middle Eastern cinema that has attracted little critical notice. Scholars of cinema and media studies as well as Middle Eastern cultural history will appreciate this introduction to a complex and fascinating cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGayatri Devi is assistant professor of English at Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Najat Rahman is associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Montreal. She is author of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Disinheritance: The Writing of Home in the Work of Mahmoud Darwish and Assia Djebar.\u003c\/i\u003e She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMahmoud Darwish, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eExile's Poet: Critical Essays.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335274250489,"sku":"9780814339374","price":57.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZDlxZlE3bCtRUEZZTXJCcTluR3E1QT09.webp?v=1769657755","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/humor-in-middle-eastern-cinema-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}