Screens and Veils: Maghrebi Women's Cinema

by Florence Martin

Examined within their economic, cultural, and political context, the work of women Maghrebi filmmakers forms a cohesive body of work. Florence Martin examines the intersections of nation and gender in seven films, showing how directors turn around the politics of the gaze as they play with the various meanings of the Arabic term hijab (veil, curtain, screen). Martin analyzes these films on their own theoretical terms, developing the notion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253223415
• ISBN13: 9780253223418
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher