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Dramas of Nationhood

- The Politics of Television in Egypt
Af: Lila Abu-Lughod Engelsk Paperback

Dramas of Nationhood

- The Politics of Television in Egypt
Af: Lila Abu-Lughod Engelsk Paperback
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How do people come to think of themselves as part of a nation? Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation—television serials. These melodramatic programs—like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts—have been shown on television in Egypt for more than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle Eastern nation. Representing a decade's worth of research, Dramas of Nationhood makes a case for the importance of studying television to answer larger questions about culture, power, and modern self-fashionings. Abu-Lughod explores the elements of developmentalist ideology and the visions of national progress that once dominated Egyptian television—now experiencing a crisis. She discusses the broadcasts in rich detail, from the generic emotional qualities of TV serials and the depictions of authentic national culture, to the debates inflamed by their deliberate strategies for combating religious extremism.
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How do people come to think of themselves as part of a nation? Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation—television serials. These melodramatic programs—like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts—have been shown on television in Egypt for more than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle Eastern nation. Representing a decade's worth of research, Dramas of Nationhood makes a case for the importance of studying television to answer larger questions about culture, power, and modern self-fashionings. Abu-Lughod explores the elements of developmentalist ideology and the visions of national progress that once dominated Egyptian television—now experiencing a crisis. She discusses the broadcasts in rich detail, from the generic emotional qualities of TV serials and the depictions of authentic national culture, to the debates inflamed by their deliberate strategies for combating religious extremism.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 324
ISBN-13: 9780226001975
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0226001970
Kategori: Medievidenskab
Udg. Dato: 11 dec 2004
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 154mm
Højde: 228mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 11 dec 2004
Forfatter(e): Lila Abu-Lughod
Forfatter(e) Lila Abu-Lughod


Kategori Medievidenskab


ISBN-13 9780226001975


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 324


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 154mm


Højde 228mm


Udg. Dato 11 dec 2004


Oplagsdato 11 dec 2004


Forlag The University of Chicago Press

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