Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi by Peter Limbrick (Eng

Description: Arab Modernism as World Cinema by Peter Limbrick Arab Modernism as World Cinema explores the radically beautiful films of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, demonstrating the importance of Moroccan and Arab film cultures in histories of world cinema. Addressing the legacy of the Nahda or "Arab Renaissance" of the nineteenth and early twentieth century—when Arab writers and artists reenergized Arab culture by engaging with other languages and societies—Peter Limbrick argues that Smihis films take up the spirit of the Nahda for a new age. Examining Smihis oeuvre, which enacts an exchange of images and ideas between Arab and non-Arab cultures, Limbrick rethinks the relation of Arab cinema to modernism and further engages debates about the use of modernist forms by filmmakers in the Global South. This original study offers new routes for thinking about world cinema and modernism in the Middle East and North Africa, and about Arab cinema in the world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Flap "Smihis gorgeous, multivocal, and politically sophisticated films are too little known to world cinema enthusiasts and students of Arab modernism. In this beautifully written and compelling book, Limbrick shows why the Tangier filmmakers oeuvre deserves our extended attention. Curatorial, biographical, and critical at once, this book forces us to reconsider everything we thought we knew about postcolonial cinema and Moroccan modernism."--Brian T. Edwards, After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East "A truly extraordinary book: gorgeously written, richly researched and contextualized, and generous on every page to the great cineaste Moumen Smihi and to the reader. Limbrick brings Smihi the accord he has long been due, showing that his films, by drawing voices religious and secular, Arab and Western, into convivial encounters, embody the ecumenical spirit of the Nahda. " --Laura U. Marks, author of Hanan al-Cinema: Affections for the Moving Image "In this well-researched and compelling volume, Limbrick reveals the intellectual, political, and artistic energies of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi. Complementing the books focus on authorship is a complex analysis of a wide range of Arab and non-Arab films, taking us beyond national cinema frameworks to a rich study of cinematic intertextuality and modernist translocality."--Viola Shafik, author of Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity "This book will change the way scholars approach the history of Arab cinema and of global modernism more generally."--Tarek El-Ariss, Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies, Dartmouth College Author Biography Peter Limbrick is Professor of Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of Making Settler Cinemas: Film and Colonial Encounters in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Moumen Smihi, World Cinema, Arab Modernism Chapter One: Radical Realities: Form and Politics in the New Arab Cinema Chapter Two: The Voice of the Arabs: Smihis Soundscapes Chapter Three: Kan ya makan: Intertextuality and Arab Modernism Chapter Four: Religion, Secularism, Modernity Chapter Five: For a New Nahda: Gender, Sexuality, and Freedom Notes Filmography Bibliography Index Review "Weaving together close film analysis, studies of cinematic techniques, and scholarly engagement with a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary material, Limbrick offers an unprecedented window into Smihis multifaceted and polyphonic filmography. At the same time, he demonstrates that Arab film culture, when studied in its global ramifications and affinities, reveals an inner complexity that resists systematic and univocal readings, and invites to rethink Arab modernism as a dynamic and multidimensional concept." * Critical Inquiry * Review Quote "Weaving together close film analysis, studies of cinematic techniques, and scholarly engagement with a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary material, Limbrick offers an unprecedented window into Smihis multifaceted and polyphonic filmography. At the same time, he demonstrates that Arab film culture, when studied in its global ramifications and affinities, reveals an inner complexity that resists systematic and univocal readings, and invites to rethink Arab modernism as a dynamic and multidimensional concept." Details ISBN0520330579 Author Peter Limbrick Year 2020 ISBN-10 0520330579 ISBN-13 9780520330573 Format Paperback Imprint University of California Press Subtitle The Films of Moumen Smihi Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States DEWEY 791.4375 Pages 302 Publication Date 2020-03-10 Short Title Arab Modernism As World Cinema Language English UK Release Date 2020-03-10 AU Release Date 2020-03-10 NZ Release Date 2020-03-10 US Release Date 2020-03-10 Illustrations 50 b-w illustrations Publisher University of California Press Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136268979;

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