Occidentalism in Egypt
Engagements with Europe and Europeans in Images, Literature, and Film, 1937-1973
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2026
American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-443-4 (ISBN)
American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-443-4 (ISBN)
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A nuanced study of the struggle for modern identity in Egypt through art
Ther is no shortage of depictions of Arabs from the Western world. But what about Europeans? How are they perceived and understood in the Arab world? Focusing on visual culture, Occidentalism in Egypt sets out to establish a typology of Europeans and Europe as they are perceived and represented by Egyptians, through an interdisciplinary study that takes into account painting, cinema, literature, popular culture, and the satirical press.
Eschewing the binary of alienating Westernization and authentic Egyptianness, Brenda Segone shows how the quest for identity in modern Egyptian artistic expression unfolded during a period of profound upheaval, decolonization, and the assertion of national independence. She argues that the Egyptian gaze deconstructed the “European center” both politically and aesthetically. Thus, what became authentically Egyptian was an effective weapon of decolonization that was built collectively by Egyptians and foreigners. Unlike the Orientalists, who made their act of appropriation invisible, Egyptian Westernist artists gave their gesture visible form, and, even where the West appears as a negative authority or as a threat to local culture, the artists transcend stereotypes to achieve a form of universality in questioning both themselves and the myth of modern Egypt.
Ther is no shortage of depictions of Arabs from the Western world. But what about Europeans? How are they perceived and understood in the Arab world? Focusing on visual culture, Occidentalism in Egypt sets out to establish a typology of Europeans and Europe as they are perceived and represented by Egyptians, through an interdisciplinary study that takes into account painting, cinema, literature, popular culture, and the satirical press.
Eschewing the binary of alienating Westernization and authentic Egyptianness, Brenda Segone shows how the quest for identity in modern Egyptian artistic expression unfolded during a period of profound upheaval, decolonization, and the assertion of national independence. She argues that the Egyptian gaze deconstructed the “European center” both politically and aesthetically. Thus, what became authentically Egyptian was an effective weapon of decolonization that was built collectively by Egyptians and foreigners. Unlike the Orientalists, who made their act of appropriation invisible, Egyptian Westernist artists gave their gesture visible form, and, even where the West appears as a negative authority or as a threat to local culture, the artists transcend stereotypes to achieve a form of universality in questioning both themselves and the myth of modern Egypt.
Brenda Segone is professor of Art and Design History at the American University in Cairo and a creative writer. She holds a PhD in Art History from Sorbonne University-Paris I, an MA in General and Comparative Literature from the University Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3, and an MFA in Film Directing from ALBA, Beirut. She explores topics related to representation, discourse, and the intersection of Eastern and Western visual cultures through a multidisciplinary lens.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
One: Politics and Poetics: Contexts of Occidentalism in Egypt
Two: Europe, an “Advanced” Civilization
Three: Europe on Trial
Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.8.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 56 b&w and 96 color illus. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64903-443-1 / 1649034431 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64903-443-4 / 9781649034434 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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