Title

Egyptian film: Gender and class violence three cycles

Publication Date

2000

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this paper the researcher attempts to introduce the level of physical and verbal violence that aimed, intentionally or unintentionally, at women (gender) and Alsa'ayda (class). The paper argues that Egyptian films produced in the 1950's and through the 1960s and 1970s lured the film-goers and the public at large to a wrong direction when the women issue is involved. At the present time, the expanding accessibility of Egyptian films to an engrossed and addictive audience have allowed it to present a stronger influence and play a crucial role in the reconstruction of gender and class identities in response to a variety of political, social, and religious changes in the country.

Original Citation

Al-Obaidi, J.A. (2000). Egyptian film: Gender and class violence three cycles. International Journal of Instructional Media, 27(3), 261-274.

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