Occidentalism in Egypt: Engagements with Europe and Europeans in Images, Literature, and Film, 1937-1973

A nuanced study of the struggle for modern identity in Egypt through art

Ther is no shortage of depictions of Arabs from the Western world. But what about Europeans? How are they perceived and understood in the Arab world? Focusing on visual culture, Occidentalism in Egypt sets out to establish a typology of Europeans and Europe as they are perceived and represented by Egyptians, through an interdisciplinary study that takes into account painting, cinema, literature, popular culture, and the...