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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rouxel, Mathilde
• Alkassim, Samirah
• Buchakjian, Gregory
• Chebli, Marie
• Fortier, Corinne
• Grandjean, Joan
• Hadouchi, Olivier
• Inuhiko, Yomota
• McVeigh, Margaret
• Peer, Stefanie
• Polverini, Léa
• Rouxel, Mathilde
• Sayegh, Ghada
• Soboh, Maram
• Srour, Némésis
• Van de Peer, Stefanie
• Vimercati, Giovanni
• Westmoreland, Mark

Titel

ReFocus : The Films of Jocelyne Saab: Films, Artworks and Cultural Events for the Arab World

Ist Teil von

• ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS

Ort / Verlag

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2022]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)
• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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• Cover

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Offers the first study about Jocelyne Saab (1948-2019), a Lebanese pioneer of Arab cinemaOffers a cohesive study of her oeuvre, both filmic, activist and artisticPositions Saab’s work as central to the development of world cinema, and not only in the Arab worldProvides a comprehensive and fresh study of her work, bringing together scholars from across the globeJocelyne Saab was one of the most important female filmmakers pioneering a sense of international emancipatory world cinema from the early 1970s to her death in 2019. This book is the first English-language study dedicated to her entire oeuvre which consisted of journalism, documentaries, experimental and feature films, as well as photography, art exhibitions and curation, and film festival organisation.In this book, a range of international scholars integrates her work into a cohesive study of all aspects of her oeuvre – filmic, activist and artistic – representing the global significance of Saab’s work and the ongoing resonance of her ideals and activism in a worldwide perspective