Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma and Memory (Traditions in World Cinema) - Hardcover

Gertz, Nurith; Khleifi, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074863407X ISBN 13: 9780748634071

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Although in recent years, the entire world has been increasingly concerned with the Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian relationship, there are few truly reliable sources of information regarding Palestinian society and culture, either concerning its relationship with Israeli society, its position between east and west or its stances in times of war and peace. One of the best sources for understanding Palestinian culture is its cinema which has devoted itself to serving the national struggle. In this book, two scholars--an Israeli and a Palestinian--in a rare and welcome collaboration, follow the development of Palestinian cinema, commenting on its response to political and social transformations. They discover that the more the social, political and economic conditions worsen and chaos and pain prevail, the more Palestinian cinema becomes involved with the national struggle. As expected, Palestinian cinema has unfolded its national narrative against the Israeli narrative, which tried to silence it.

About this title

Book Description:

A comprehensive study of Palestinian cinema

About the Author:

Nurith Gertz is Professor of Cinema and Literature at the Open University, Israel George Khleifi is Deputy Director at the Al Quds University

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 074863407X
• ISBN 13: 9780748634071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256