Queer representation in Arab and Middle Eastern Films: A case study of women in Caramel (2007), Circumstance (2011), and In Between (2016)

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dc.contributor.authorAbdel Karim, Maria
dc.contributor.editorArnold, Sarahen
dc.contributor.editorO'Brien, Anneen
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T09:38:42Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T09:38:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractQueer representations have been present since the 1930s in Arab and Middle Eastern cinema, albeit always in coded forms. However, the idea of homosexuality or queerness in the Middle East is still not tolerated due to religious, political, social and cultural reasons. Middle Eastern filmmakers who represent homosexual relations in their films could face consequences ranging from censorship to punishment by the State or religious extremists. This article explores the representation of lesbians in three transnational Middle Eastern women’s films: Caramel (Sukkar banat, 2007) by Nadine Labaki, set in Lebanon, Circumstance (2011) by Maryam Keshavarz, set in Iran, and In Between (Bar Bahar, 2016) by Maysaloun Hamoud, set in Israel/Palestine. It analyses the position the female lesbian protagonists occupy in the narrative structure and their treatment within the cinematic discourse. The article will examine mise-en-scène elements and compare each director’s stylistic and directorial approach in representing homosexuality within different social and cultural contexts. It will also prompt discussions related to queer identity, queer feminism, women’s cinema, audience reception and spectatorship within the Middle East.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationAbdel Karim, M. (2021) 'Queer representation in Arab and Middle Eastern Films: A case study of women in Caramel (2007), Circumstance (2011), and In Between (2016)', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 20, pp. 71-86. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.20.06en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.20.06
dc.identifier.endpage70
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued20
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphavilleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage54
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10999
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue20/HTML/ArticleKarim.html
dc.rights© 2021, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectMiddle Eastern cinemaen
dc.subjectQueer representationsen
dc.subjectWomen’s cinemaen
dc.subjectWomen filmmakersen
dc.subjectQueer identityen
dc.titleQueer representation in Arab and Middle Eastern Films: A case study of women in Caramel (2007), Circumstance (2011), and In Between (2016)en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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