Digital Commons Network^™

The Utah Statesman, March 31, 2025, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Review Of Julie Stone Peters. 2022. Law As Performance. Theatricality, Spectatorship, And The Making Of Law In Ancient, Medieval, And Early Modern Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. Xv, 350. Hardcover. (Isbn 9780192898494) $130., Donald Lateiner

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.

Le Fait Divers Et Sa Contextualisation Entre L’Effacement Et L’Accentuation : « Rayyā Et Sakīna Et Landru », Dahlia El Seguiny

Regards

Female serial killers are rarely featured in Arabic police archives. Hence the singularity of the Rayyā and Sakīna case. This article studies the classic Rayyā and Sakīna (1953, Salah Abou Seif), the first Egyptian film to tell the story of female serial killers. The film is compared to the historical narrative written by journalist and historian Salah Issa in The Henchmen of Rayyā and Sakīna, a Political and Social Account (1999). Both the Film and the book are compared to Landru (1963, Claude Chabrol), a film based on a screenplay by Françoise Sagan published in a book under the …

Vaudeville Ideology And The Unconscious Of Crime Comedy: A Postcolonial Arab Contribution, Walid El Khachab

Regards

This article proposes two theses: 1) Arabic postcolonial crime comedy articulates a social Unconscious expressed in cinematic “lapsus”. This Unconscious bears an unspoken desire of putting and end to authoritarianism and the police state, materialized by the omnipresence and omniscience of police in crime comedy; 2) Arabic crime comedy is a vehicle for a propaganda discourse at the service of “the ideology of vaudeville”. This ideology is carried by a discourse where the film promises citizens access to vaudevillesque luxury, such as wealth, sophisticated women, and even guilty pleasures, as well as integration into the fabric of the new middle …

À Qui Profite Le Crime : Paranoïa Et Folie Dans « Nesma » D’Homeïda Behi, Christa Jones

Regards

This article examines the concepts of madness, persecutory delusion, and paranoia in the psychological thriller Nesma (2003) by Franco-Tunisian director Homeïda Behi. Set in the northern suburbs of Tunis shortly after the Arab Spring (also referred to as the Jasmine Revolution of January 14, 2011), Nesma refers to the years of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s dictatorship. Drawing on the analyses of Michel Foucault and philosopher-psychoanalyst Sophie de Mijolla-Mellor, as well as on the film’s music and historical studies of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, this article provides a close reading and a visual and musical analysis of the film through …

Who Killed The Law? An Analysis Of The Syrian Drama Series "Ahmar", Lovisa Berg

Regards

The 2016 Syrian TV series Aḥmar, directed by Jūd Sa‘īd and written by Yāmin Ḥajalī and ‘Alī Wajīh, is an intelligently constructed detective drama infused with political and social critique. This article employs media studies and theories of detective drama to analyse the plot and narrative of the series. In the first episode, the well-known judge Khālid is brutally murdered, prompting three separate investigations into his death. The first is conducted by his childhood friend, who works in the police force; the second by a radio journalist; and the third by an old friend of the judge, who is …

Poems By The Incomparable Mrs K. P. (The Tutin Manuscript), Washington Pearce

Student Works

Katherine Philips (1 January 1631/2 – 22 June 1664) was an Anglo-Welsh Royalist poet and translator. Philips authored over a hundred poems on female friendship, theology, politics, and the nature of souls before an early death by smallpox in 1664. Two volumes of Philips’s work were published in 1664 and 1667 (posthumously).

This volume is a diplomatic transcript of her autograph manuscript known as Tutin, now held in the National Library of Wales (MS 775B). Included in the transcript are the missing sections of several poems taken from the 1664 edition of Poems by the incomparable Mrs. K.P. and the …

Community Engagement For The Children's Theatre, Lindsey R. Guilford

Undergraduate Theses

Community Engagement for the Children’s Theatre examines how children’s theatres across the United States build and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with their surrounding communities. In a field where community support is essential, but resources are often limited, long-term success depends on meaningful, reciprocal engagement. This research draws on surveys and interviews with theatre professionals to investigate strategies used by organizations of varying sizes to connect with local audiences, educators, and families. Findings highlight key practices such as sharing resources, aligning programming with community needs, valuing both internal and external stakeholders, and maintaining transparent, ongoing communication. By consolidating these insights, the …

Introduction – Le Crime À L’Écran Dans Le Monde Arabe : De La Salle Au Streaming, Katia Ghosn, Gianluca Parolin, Benoît Tadié

Regards

Consacré au Crime à l’écran dans le monde arabe, ce numéro de Regards prolonge la réflexion sur les représentations du crime dans les œuvres fictionnelles arabes, dont les jalons ont été posés avec l’ouvrage collectif Le récit criminel arabe/Arabic Crime Fiction (Harrassowitz 2020). Ce livre abordait les représentations du crime, principalement dans la littérature romanesque, en démontrant qu’un élargissement des définitions génériques strictes souvent appliquées aux domaines américain et européen permettait d’identifier un récit criminel spécifiquement arabe : le genre policier existe, donc, dans la littérature de cette partie du monde, et ce bien avant l’émergence remarquée d’un polar arabe …

The Tragic Outlaw Hero In Modern Egyptian Fiction: A Case Study On Naguib Mahfouz’S "The Thief And The Dogs", Manar Ellethy

Regards

This article examines the outlaw figure in modern Egyptian fiction

through the lens of the conceptual framework of social banditry and classical

tragedy. It offers a unique angle of analysis of one of Mahfouz’s most prolific

works that emerges in times of growing political anxiety following the Egyptian

Revolution of 1952. Reading the 1962 film adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz’s The

Thief and the Dogs directed by Kamal El-Sheikh as a projection of the socio-

political uncertainty of the post-revolution Nasser era, this paper considers the

outlaw figure within the condition of social alienation. Using the conceptual

borders set by Eric …

A Polyphonic Adaptation: Noir Sensibilities In Naguib Mahfouz And Salah Abu Seif’S Take On Émile Zola’S "Thérèse Raquin", Fadi Awad Elsaid

Regards

In 1951, Salah Abu-Seif directed Lak Yūm yā ẓālim (Your Day Is Coming) – scripted by Naguib Mahfouz – adapting Émile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin (1867). In their third collaboration, Abu-Seif and Mahfouz went beyond merely adapting Zola’s novel – they also incorporated traits and techniques from film noir, creating what this article terms a “polyphonic adaptation” that draws from multiple sources. While their partnership is often credited with pioneering realism in Egyptian cinema, this article argues that the film’s crime-thriller elements invite a reassessment of that narrative. Although adapting French novels was common in pre-1952 Egyptian cinema, their …

The 1953 Codes: Rayyā And Sakīna On Screen (1953-2005), Elena Chiti

Regards

This paper examines on-screen representations of female criminals. It focuses on Rayyā and Sakīna, two sisters who were arrested in Egypt in 1920 and executed in 1921. Since 1953, the sisters have inspired movies and TV series that have entrenched their myth in popular culture. Rayyā and Sakīna are at the core of narratives that bear moral imperatives on societal issues, such as the place of women in society and the relation of the nation to its margins. I will argue that, until a recent off-screen resignification, Rayyā and Sakīna have not been deeply resignified in Egyptian movies. Instead, they …

John And Linda Cooke String Scholarship Quartets

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by Bailey School of Music student recipients of the John & Linda Cooke String Quartet Scholar Awards.

Queer Advocacy For Palestinian Liberation, Andrew J. Joseph

SPARK Symposium Presentations

This paper is an examination of the ways that queer individuals have advocated for the decolonization of Palestine, and the ways in which tensions have arisen as a result of the intersection of the movements.

Wind Symphony: March 30, 2025, Anthony C. Marinello Iii, Christopher Bulding, Galina Kiep, Jillian Kouzel

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

March 30, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

4:00 p.m.

Scott Lofranco, Guitar

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Scott Lofranco, Guitar

with Omar Askew, Isaac Burroughs, Colton Clements, Bill Pritchard,

and Jimmy Snyder

Review Of Portraits Of Peacemakers: Americans Who Tell The Truth, Rosemarie Pace

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Religious Bodies Crime Control Strategies In Lagos Slums, Nigeria, Lateef Adeyemo

The Journal of Social Encounters

In Lagos' slum areas, where crime and social instability are rampant, religious bodies are uniquely positioned to influence positive change. This study adopted a qualitative, cross-sectional approach, guided by social disorganisation and stakeholder theories, to examine their impact. Purposive sampling was used to select 61 participants for in-depth interviews and key informant interviews. Findings indicate that religious bodies primarily engage youth through sermons and occasional events but lack structured crime control mechanisms. Key challenges include community resistance, limited police collaboration, resource constraints, and threats from violent youth. Furthermore, doctrinal concerns and fear of backlash hinder interfaith collaboration, with some …

The Delegation Discovering ‘Palestinianity’, Dianne Kirby

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: December 19, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: December 05, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: December 13, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: November 28, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: November 21, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: November 07, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: November 14, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 31, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 17, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 24, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 10, 1939

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.