{"product_id":"cinematic-cairo-9781649031334","title":"Cinematic Cairo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of urban modernity in Cairo through cinema which \"makes us see the movies in a whole new way\" (Chris Berry, King’s College London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between the city and cinema is formidable. The images and sounds of the city found in movies are perhaps the only experience that many people will have of cities they may never visit. Films influence the way we construct images of the world, and accordingly, in many instances, how we operate within it. \u003ci\u003eCinematic Cairo: Egyptian Urban Modernity from Reel to Real \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a history of Cairo’s urban modernity using film as the primary source of exploration, and cinematic space as both an analytical tool and a medium of critique. Cairo has provided rich subject material for Egypt’s film industry since the inception of the art form at the end of the nineteenth century. The “reel” city—imagined, perceived, and experienced—provides the spatial domain that mirrors change and allows for an interrogation of the “real” city as it encountered modernity over the course of a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together chapters by architects and art and literary historians, this volume explores this parallel and convergent relationship through two sections. The first uses films from the 1930s to the end of the twentieth century to illustrate the development of a modern Cairo and its modern subjects. The second section is focused on tracing the transformation of the cinematic city under conditions of neoliberalism, religious fundamentalism, and gender tensions. The result is a comprehensive narrative of the urban modernity of one of the most important cities in the Arab world and Global South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhmed H. AbdelAzim\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhaled Adham\u003c\/b\u003e, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKinda AlSamara\u003c\/b\u003e, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNezar AlSayyad\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Berkeley, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoaa Al Amir\u003c\/b\u003e, October 6th University, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMirette Aziz\u003c\/b\u003e, Misr International University, Egypt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuhammad Emad Feteha\u003c\/b\u003e, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarah Gendy\u003c\/b\u003e, Raef Fahmi Architects, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHala A. Hassanien\u003c\/b\u003e, Architect, Wasl, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTayseer Khairy\u003c\/b\u003e, Arab Academy for Science Technology \u0026amp; Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariam Marei,\u003c\/b\u003e The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmeer Saad\u003c\/b\u003e, Architect, Dar Al-Handasa, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeba Safey Eldeen\u003c\/b\u003e, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohammad Salama\u003c\/b\u003e, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNour Sobhi\u003c\/b\u003e, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherin Soliman\u003c\/b\u003e, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n","brand":"Nezar AlSayyad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278064201979,"sku":"9781649031334","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_227837ef-d8b8-4c63-8b70-8962726eb5a0.jpg?v=1775585783","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/cinematic-cairo-9781649031334","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}