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Poetry And Possibilities In Contemporary Egypt, Reem Badr Jun 2021

Poetry And Possibilities In Contemporary Egypt, Reem Badr

Theses and Dissertations

Egyptian colloquial poetry has historically been conceived of, by practitioners and onlookers alike, as a politically committed, subversive, resistant practice. In this thesis I explore how this poetry, with its complex inheritance, inhabits the realities of post-revolutionary Egypt. Throughout the chapters of this work I trace colloquial poetry in its more traditional forms, as well as in its more novel ones like Egyptian rap/trap, as it grapples with the reduced possibilities in the present. As it reflects and spawns a wider disillusionment with and refusal of politics and claims a reinvention of itself as a private practice, the poetry cannot …


Agriculture And Politics In Contemporary Egypt: The 1997 Tenancy Crisis, Reem Saad Jan 1999

Agriculture And Politics In Contemporary Egypt: The 1997 Tenancy Crisis, Reem Saad

Faculty Book Chapters

The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Perceptions Of The Social Role Of The State In Egypt, Noha El-Mikawy Jan 1999

Perceptions Of The Social Role Of The State In Egypt, Noha El-Mikawy

Faculty Book Chapters

The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza Jan 1999

Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza

Faculty Book Chapters

The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


A Mirror Of Political Culture In Contemporary Egypt: Divisions And Debates Among Women Activists, Nadje Sadig Al-Ali Jan 1999

A Mirror Of Political Culture In Contemporary Egypt: Divisions And Debates Among Women Activists, Nadje Sadig Al-Ali

Faculty Book Chapters

The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


From Herds Of Goats To Herds Of Tourists: Negotiating Bedouin Identity Under Petra's Romantic Gaze, Cynthia Allison Wooten Jun 1996

From Herds Of Goats To Herds Of Tourists: Negotiating Bedouin Identity Under Petra's Romantic Gaze, Cynthia Allison Wooten

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