The American University In Cairo Press - Constructions Of Masculinity In The Middle East And North Africa Literature Film And National Discourse - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A multi - disciplinary exploration of how masculinity in the MEN a region is constructed in film literature and nationalist discourse now in paperback Constructions of masculinity are constantly evolving and being resisted in the Middle East and North Africa. There is no "before" that was a stable gendered environment. This edited collection examines constructions of both hegemonic and marginalized masculinities in the MEN a region through literary criticism film studies discourse analysis anthropological accounts and studies of military culture. Bringing together contributors from the disciplines of linguistics comparative literature sociology cultural studies queer and gender studies film studies and history Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa spans the colonial to the postcolonial eras with emphasis on the late twentieth century to the present day. This collective study is a diverse and exciting addition to the literature on gender and societal organization at a time when masculinities in the Middle East and North Africa are often essentialized and misunderstood. Contributors: - Jedidiah Anderson Furman University Greenville South Carolina US a - Amal Amireh George Mason University Fairfax Virginia US a - Kaveh Bassiri University of Arkansas Fayetteville US a - Oyman Basran Bowdoin College Brunswick Maine US a - Alessandro Columbu University of Manchester England - Nicole Fares independent scholar - Robert James Farley UCL a Los Angeles C a US a - Andrea Fischer - Tahir independent scholar - Nouri Gana UCL a Los Angeles C a US a - Kifah Hanna Trinity College Hartford Connecticut US a - Sarah Hudson Connors State College Warner Oklahoma US a - Mohja Kahf University of Arkansas Fayetteville US a - John Tofik Karam University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign US a - Kathryn Kalemkerian Mc Gill University Montreal Canada - Ebtihal Mahadeen University of Edinburgh Scotland - Matthew Parnell American University in Cairo Egypt - Nadine Sinno Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia US a
Title: Constructions Of Masculinity In The Middle East And North Africa Literature Film And National Discourse
Brand: The American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9789774169755
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 4/6/2021
Category: Gender Studies, Gender Groups