Egyptian Film: Gender and Class Violence Three Cycles.

Al-Obaidi, Jabbar A.

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ERIC Number: EJ613417

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Publication Date: 2000

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Egyptian Film: Gender and Class Violence Three Cycles.

Al-Obaidi, Jabbar A.

International Journal of Instructional Media, v27 n3 p261-73 2000

Examines the level of physical and verbal violence by gender and social class in Egyptian films in three cycles: romantic musicals and melodramas; war and political genres; and drug and gangster films. Concludes that the outrageous level of violence does not accurately reflect the real society. (Contains 20 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Films, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Social Class, Social Environment, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Egypt

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