Dreams of a Nation
On Palestinian Cinema
Published on 5. May 2020
224 pages
978-1-78960-247-0 (ISBN)
Description
Over the last quarter-century, Palestinian cinema has emerged as a major artistic force on the global scene. Deeply rooted in the historic struggles for national self-determination, this cinema is the single most important artistic expression of a much-maligned people. In Dreams of a Nation, filmmakers, critics and scholars discuss the extraordinary social and artistic significance of Palestinian film. It is the only volume of its kind in any language.
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Edition
Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78960-247-0 (9781789602470)
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Persons
Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of, among other works, Iran: A People Interrupted.
Content
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- One: "For Cultural Purposes Only": Curating a Palestinian Film Festival
- Two: The Weapon of Culture: Cinema in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle
- Three: From Reality to Fiction - From Poverty to Expression
- Four: Towards Liberation: Michel Khleifi's Ma'loul and Canticle
- Five: The Cinema of Displacement: Gender, Nation, and Diaspora
- Six: Palestinian Exilic Cinema and Film Letters
- Seven: A Letter from the Rest of the World or "The Afghan Arabs"
- Eight: The Challenges of Palestinian Filmmaking (1990-2003)
- Nine: In Praise of Frivolity: On the Cinema of Elia Suleiman
- Notes
- List of Contributors
- A Selected Filmography of Palestinian Cinema (1927-2004)
- A Selected Bibliography on Palestinian Cinema
- Acknowledgments
