While Middle Eastern culture does not tend to be associated with
laughter and levity in the global imagination, humor - often
satirical - has long been a mainstay of mainstream Arabic film. In
Humor in Middle Eastern Cinema, editors Gayatri Devi and Najat
Rahman shed light on this tradition, as well as humor and laughter
motivated by other intent - including parody, irony, the absurd,
burlesque, and dark comedy. Contributors trace the proliferation of
humor in contemporary Middle Eastern cinema in the works of
individual directors and also from the perspectives of genre,
national cinemas, and diasporic cinema. Humor in Middle Eastern
Cinema explores what humor theorists have identified as an
""emancipatory,"" ""liberatory,"" even ""revolutionary"" function
to humor. Among the questions contributors ask are: How does Middle
Eastern cinema and media highlight the stakes and place of humor in
art and in life? What is its relation to the political? Can humor
in cinematic art be emancipatory? What are its limits for its
intervention or transformation? Contributors examine the region's
masterful auteurs, such as Abbas Kiarostami, Youssef Chahine, and
Elia Suleiman and cover a range of cinematic settings, including
Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.
They also trace diasporic issues in the distinctive cinema of India
and Pakistan. This insightful collection will introduce readers to
a variety of contemporary Middle Eastern cinema that has attracted
little critical notice. Scholars of cinema and media studies as
well as Middle Eastern cultural history will appreciate this
introduction to a complex and fascinating cinema. Contributors
Include: Perin Gurel, Cyrus Ali Zargar, Elise Burton, Somy Kim,
Najat Rahman, Mara Matta, Gayatri Devi, Robert Lang
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