Ahmed Elbeshlawy: 2 books
America in Literature and Film
Modernist Perceptions, Postmodernist Representations
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Utilizing Lacan's psychoanalytic theory and Zizek's philosophical adaption of it, this book brings into dialogue a series of modernist and postmodernist literary works, films, and critical theory that are concerned with defining America. Ahmed Elbeshlawy demonstrates that how America is perceived...
by Ahmed Elbeshlawy
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
This book discusses the figure of Woman in Lars von Trier’s distinctive cinematic productions from 1996 to 2014. It takes the notorious legacy of violence against women in von Trier’s cinema beyond the perceived gender division, elevating the director’s image above being a mere provocateur....