Theater: Modernism, Second Edition, by James Fisher and Felicia Hardison Londré, 2017.
Horror Cinema, Second Edition, by Peter Hutchings, 2018.
Australian and New Zealand Cinema, Second Edition, by Karina Aveyard, Albert Moran, and Errol Vieth, 2018.
Baroque Art and Architecture, Second Edition, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2018.
African American Theater, Second Edition, by Anthony D. Hill, 2018.
German Cinema, Second Edition, by Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer, 2019.
Leonard Bernstein, by Paul R. Laird and Hsun Lin, 2019.
Romantic Art and Architecture, Second Edition, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2019.
Irish Cinema, Second Edition, by Roderick Flynn and Tony Tracy, 2019.
Woody Allen, by William Brigham, 2019.
Modern and Contemporary Classical Music, Second Edition, by Nicole V. Gagné, 2019.
Sherlock Holmes, by Neil McCaw, 2019.
Spanish Cinema, Second Edition, by Alberto Mira, 2019.
Hong Kong Cinema, Second Edition, by Rachel Braaten and Lisa Odham Stokes, 2019.
Chinese Theater, Second Edition, by Tan Ye, 2020.
Animation and Cartoons, Second Edition, by Nichola Dobson, 2020.
Neoclassical Art and Architecture, Second Edition, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2020.
Science Fiction Cinema, Second Edition, by M. Keith Booker, 2020.
Italian Cinema, Second Edition, by Gino Moliterno, 2020.
Jazz, Second Edition, by John S. Davis, 2020.
Middle Eastern Cinema, Second Edition, by Terri Ginsberg and Chris Lippard, 2020.
Historical Dictionary of
Middle Eastern Cinema
Second Edition
Terri Ginsberg
Chris Lippard
| Contributors | ||
| Hend Alawadhi | Samirah Alkassim | Farshad Aminian |
| Savaş Arslan | Patricia Caillé | Sandra G. Carter |
| Anne Ciecko | Gayatri Devi | Iman Hamam |
| Dale Hudson | Wissam Mouawad | Helga Tawil-Souri |
| Negar Taymoorzadeh | Mark R. Westmoreland | Alia Yunis |
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Names: Ginsberg, Terri, author. | Lippard, Chris, author.
Title: Historical dictionary of Middle Eastern cinema / Terri Ginsberg, Chris Lippard.
Other titles: Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts.
Description: Second edition. | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020. | Series: Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on individual films, filmmakers, actors, significant historical figures, events, and concepts, and the countries themselves”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020006318 (print) | LCCN 2020006319 (ebook) | ISBN 9781538139042 (cloth) | ISBN 9781538139059 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Motion pictures—Middle East—Dictionaries.
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Editor’s Foreword
No region has faced more adversity over the past half century or so than the Middle East: foreign colonization, the struggle for liberation, often followed by coups d’état, revolutions, international and civil wars, repressive government, economic problems (though not for the oil producers), generational and gender conflicts, and more. To this must be added the “isms”: nationalism, socialism, neoliberal capitalism, orientalism, Islamism, and Zionism, as well as the more general bane of censorship. This is certainly not a conducive atmosphere for cinema to flourish . . . or is it? These challenges have compelled Middle Eastern directors, producers, actors, and others to try harder. In many cases, they have succeeded in overcoming all adversity and producing excellent films, and when that was not possible impressive documentaries in their respective countries and abroad. Knowing their own people better, they have produced works that overcome the encroachment of Hollywood and Bollywood and encourage nationals to think more seriously about their own societies. This could be the main strength of Middle Eastern cinema; it deals seriously with serious issues, although as elsewhere—and given the need for escapism—it also produces comedies, farces, adventure films, and even some relatively “naughty” films.
The authors of this now second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema
