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Event: Day Workshop:  The History and Themes of Egyptian Cinema.
Facilitator: Dr Walter Armbrust, Albert Hourani Fellow, St. Antony's College;
University Lecturer, University of Oxford.
Venue: Sanctuary, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL.
Date: Saturday 20 February 2010.
Time: Registration: 9.30am-10am. Workshop: 10am-4.30pm.
Event Description: This day workshop will cover the whole history of Egyptian cinema in roughly chronological order, though with many other themes worked into it. The workshop will be illustrated with film clips throughout. Among the topics to be covered will include:

1. The Early Years and Discourses of Nationalism;
2. Patriarchy and Love;
3. Musicals, Dance Films, and Cultural Canons;
4. The Public Sector, Ideology and Economics;
5. Cracks in the Façade: Scepticism Toward the Project of Modernity;
6. Location in Contemporary Egyptian Cinema.
Cost: £10. (Free for students). For a Registration Form:
Contact: Neill Walker, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 0131 331 4469.

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