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  • Theaters of Citizenship: Aesthetics and Politics of Avant-Garde Performance in Egypt

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    Description:
    An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high-quality books open access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the open-access version can be found at... and Theaters of Citizenship investigates independent Egyptian performance practices from 2004 to 2014 to demonstrate how young dramatists staged new narratives of citizenship outside of state institutions, exploring rights claims and enacting generational identity. Using historiography, ethnography, and performance analysis, the book traces this avant-garde from the theater networks of the...
    Keyword:
    Egypt, Egyptian revolution, avant-garde, theater, ethnography, and performance
    Subject:
    History, Art, Middle Eastern, Performing arts, and Theater
    Creator:
    Pahwa, Sonali
    Owner:
    Kirsten Markusic
    Publisher:
    Northwestern University Press
    Language:
    English
    Date Uploaded:
    01/23/2023
    Date Modified:
    01/23/2023
    Date Created:
    2020
    Resource Type:
    Book
    Alternate Identifier:
    eBook ISBN 978-0-8101-4177-3, Cloth ISBN 978-0-8101-4176-6, and Paper ISBN 978-0-8101-4175-9

  • Screening Auschwitz: Wanda Jakubowska's The Last Stage and the Politics of Commemoration

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    Description:
    An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high-quality books open access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the open-access version can be found at... and Screening Auschwitz is the first and definitive discussion of the classic Polish Holocaust film The Last Stage (Ostatni etap). Directed by Auschwitz survivor Wanda Jakubowska, The Last Stage was the first film of its kind. Marek Haltof has incorporated a wealth of new sources to trace the creation of this...
    Keyword:
    film, cinema, Auschwitz, judaism, movies, and holocaust
    Subject:
    History and Performing arts
    Creator:
    Haltof, Marek
    Owner:
    Kirsten Markusic
    Publisher:
    Northwestern University Press
    Language:
    English
    Date Uploaded:
    01/23/2023
    Date Modified:
    01/23/2023
    Date Created:
    2018
    Resource Type:
    Book
    Alternate Identifier:
    Cloth ISBN 978-0-8101-3608-3, Paper ISBN 978-0-8101-3610-6, and eBook ISBN 978-0-8101-3609-0