Refocus: The Films of Jocelyne SAAB: Films, Artworks and Cultural Events for the Arab World (Refocus: The International Directors) - Softcover

Rouxel, Mathilde; Van De Peer, Stefanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147448042X ISBN 13: 9781474480420

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Jocelyne Saab was one of the most important female filmmakers pioneering a sense of international emancipatory world cinema from the early 1970s to her death in 2019. This book is the first English-language study dedicated to her entire oeuvre which consisted of journalism, documentaries, experimental and feature films, as well as photography, art exhibitions and curation, and film festival organisation.

In this book, a range of international scholars integrates her work into a cohesive study of all aspects of her oeuvre - filmic, activist and artistic - representing the global significance of Saab's work and the ongoing resonance of her ideals and activism in a worldwide perspective.

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About the Author

Dr Mathilde Rouxel is a researcher at the New Sorbonne University, and an independent curator, specialising in Arab cinema

Stefanie Van de Peer is Lecturer in Film and Media at Queen Margaret University. She holds a PhD in postcolonial cinema from the University of Stirling in Scotland, where she focused on political filmmaking by women from North Africa.

From the Back Cover

Jocelyne Saab was one of the most important female filmmakers pioneering a sense of international emancipatory world cinema from the early 1970s to her death in 2019. This book is the first English-language study dedicated to her entire oeuvre which consisted of journalism, documentaries, experimental and feature films, as well as photography, art exhibitions and curation, and film festival organisation. In this book, a range of international scholars integrates her work into a cohesive study of all aspects of her oeuvre - filmic, activist and artistic - representing the global significance of Saab's work and the ongoing resonance of her ideals and activism in a worldwide perspective. Mathilde Rouxel is a researcher and independent curator, specialising in Arab cinema. Stefanie Van de Peer is Lecturer in Film and Media at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147448042X
• ISBN 13: 9781474480420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Rouxel Mathilde, Van De Peer Stefanie