Refocus: the Films of Jocelyne Saab: Films, Artworks and Cultural Events for the Arab World Mathilde Rouxel 9781474480420

Offers the first study about Jocelyne Saab (1948-2019), a Lebanese pioneer of Arab cinema Offers a cohesive study of her oeuvre, both filmic, activist and artistic Positions Saab's work as central to the development of world cinema, and not only in the Arab world Provides a comprehensive and fresh study of her work, bringing together scholars from across the globe Jocelyne Saab was one of the most important female filmmakers pioneering a sense of international emancipatory world cinema from the early 1970s to her death in 2019. This book is the first English-language study dedicated to her entire oeuvre which consisted of journalism, documentaries, experimental and feature films, as well as photography, art exhibitions and curation, and film festival organisation. In this book, a range of international scholars integrates her work into a cohesive study of all aspects of her oeuvre filmic, activist and artistic representing the global significance of Saab's work and the ongoing resonance of her ideals and activism in a worldwide perspective.

About the Author
Dr Mathilde Rouxel is a researcher at the New Sorbonne University, and an independent curator, specialising in Arab cinemaStefanie Van de Peer is Reader in Film & Media at Queen Margaret University

Reviews
"This tantalizing compilation of a great variety of authors and perspectives, well-informed and original, rightly mirrors the multi-faceted and challenging oeuvre of Lebanese artist-filmmaker Jocelyne Saab and her truly global and internationalist stature." -Viola Shafik, filmmaker



Book Information
ISBN 9781474480420
Author Mathilde Rouxel
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Series ReFocus: The International Directors Series