The Politics of Love

Informationen zum Autor By Rebecca Joubin Klappentext This book on Syrian television drama manifests how gender roles are negotiated in the context of dominant Islamic and secular nationalist discourses, which at times overlap and challenge simple binaries of traditional versus secular approaches in new configurations of national identity. Rebecca Joubin is the perfect guide to understanding Syrian society and love. This introduction to the rich history of Syria's entertainment industry over the last 50 years is full of drama and startling insight. Joubin lived in Syria for almost a decade, married, ran an art gallery, and befriended the country's writers, actors, and producers. She reveals how, with cunning, humor, and surprising success, Syrian artists jousted with dictatorship and challenged their own notions of sex, marriage, and manhood in the hopes of building a freer and better society - even as they were accused of cowardice and collaboration. -- Joshua Landis, Director, Center for Middle East Studies Zusammenfassung This book on Syrian television drama manifests how gender roles are negotiated in the context of dominant Islamic and secular nationalist discourses! which at times overlap and challenge simple binaries of traditional versus secular approaches in new configurations of national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Televisuality of Syrian Popular CultureChapter 1: The Politics Behind Syrian Television DramaChapter 2: Political Parodies and Embattled Masculinity: Prison and Marriage Metaphors in Early Syrian Television Drama and Theater, 1960s-80s.Chapter 3: Marriage Metaphors in Contemporary Tales of the late 1980s and 1990s: Fighting the Dictator Within Chapter 4: The Development of the Politics of Qabadayat and the State in Early Historical Fiction Genre (1990s)Chapter 5: Fantasy of the Masculine Hero: Qabadayat Fighting Colonial Power in the Bi'a Shamiyyeh (Old Damascus) Genre (2000 Onward)Chapter 6: Subordinate and Subversive Masculinities as Political Protest in Bi'a Shamiyyeh Historical TalesChapter 7: Embattled Masculinity in Contemporary Tales: The Crisis of QabadayatChapter 8: On the Trials of Love and Sexuality before Marriage in Contemporary TalesChapter 9: Cultural Deconstructions of Femininity and Self-Identity in Marriage in Contemporary TalesAfterward: Drama Preparation Amidst an Uprising: Debates, Challenges, and New Directions...

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Rebecca Joubin is assistant professor and chair of Arab studies at Davidson College. Her articles in Arabic and English have been published in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Arab Studies Journal, Radical Society, The Cairo Times, al-Kifa al-Arabi, and al-Mada.

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This book on Syrian television drama manifests how gender roles are negotiated in the context of dominant Islamic and secular nationalist discourses, which at times overlap and challenge simple binaries of traditional versus secular approaches in new configurations of national identity.

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Introduction: The Televisuality of Syrian Popular Culture Chapter 1: The Politics Behind Syrian Television Drama Chapter 2: Political Parodies and Embattled Masculinity: Prison and Marriage Metaphors in Early Syrian Television Drama and Theater, 1960s-80s. Chapter 3: Marriage Metaphors in Contemporary Tales of the late 1980s and 1990s: Fighting the Dictator Within Chapter 4: The Development of the Politics of Qabadayat and the State in Early Historical Fiction Genre (1990s) Chapter 5: Fantasy of the Masculine Hero: Qabadayat Fighting Colonial Power in the Bi'a Shamiyyeh (Old Damascus) Genre (2000 Onward) Chapter 6: Subordinate and Subversive Masculinities as Political Protest in Bi'a Shamiyyeh Historical Tales Chapter 7: Embattled Masculinity in Contemporary Tales: The Crisis of Qabadayat Chapter 8: On the Trials of Love and Sexuality before Marriage in Contemporary Tales Chapter 9: Cultural Deconstructions of Femininity and Self-Identity in Marriage in Contemporary Tales Afterward: Drama Preparation Amidst an Uprising: Debates, Challenges, and New Directions