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Film as the Final Print of History
The Portrayal of Women in Egyptian Cinema's Glorious Eras
by Dina A. Mahmoud and Swapna Koshy
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Unprecedented social changes have transformed the global perspective of the Arab world. Saudi Arabia has opened itself to cinema and Saudi women directors are presenting their works at international festivals. Dubai had already made a mark a decade back with a hugely popular International Film Festival. But film is not new to the Arab world, the behemoth Egyptian film industry has mesmerised Arab audiences for almost a century. Early Egyptian film was very much like its western counterpart. Themes were varied and women played a major part and took on professional roles including that of doctors and lawyers. Dressed in western clothes, unveiled and ‘modern’, the women featured in film in the 1950’s mirrored relaxed societal norms. But in the early years of the twenty first century female characters portrayed on screen are marginalised, alienated and struggling for bare necessities. They are brutalised by husbands, illiterate and inconsequential. During the Arab Spring revolution women played a vital part in powering the revolution. The rise and fall in the fortunes of women are reflected in the films produced too. Film thus becomes the final draft of history.
About the authors:
Associate Professor Dr Koshy is an award winning teacher and researcher who specialises in communication research covering media, marketing and business communication. She also engages in research in pedagogy - specifically assessment in higher education. Dr Koshy has degrees in English Language and Literature, Business Management, Marketing and TESOL and she was top graduating student in all courses. Dr Koshy has received a Vice Chancellor’s citation for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning and awards for Teaching Excellence, Research, Assessment Design and Leadership. Her industry experience includes stints with film, television and radio. Dina is an aspiring journalist with a Master of Media and Communications. She currently works at one of Canada’s top media and news agencies as a transcriptionist and editor. Dina has always had a fascination with Egyptian cinema. Growing up in a household which valued cinema, politics and women, Dina found herself interested in the world of cinema and its relationship to women. Influenced by the strong female role models in her family, Dina decided to explore this topic to better understand the roles of women in Egyptian cinema and how it correlates with the regular woman that she sees on the streets of Egypt.
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