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This is one of the most well-researched and engaging books I have ever read on the recent history of moving image in the Arab world and is an urgently required text on the subject. It should be eagerly consumed by many! -- Omar Kholeif, writer and Curator, Whitechapel Gallery, London Engaging with the relatively new field of experimental cinema from the Arab world, Laura U. Marks has produced a readily accessible, acutely observed, and carefully historicized account of a complex field of study that already feels seminal in its impact and insights. -- Anthony Downey, Editor-in-Chief, Ibraaz Laura U. Marks is one of the most original and remarkable minds of this generation. Hanan al-Cinema is a singular achievement that continues Marks's journey through experimental film and video, vanguard media studies, and her deep engagement with Arab visual culture. Introducing a body of work that will be unfamiliar to many, Marks's searching analyses and insights make an invaluable contribution to the field. -- Akira Mizuta Lippit, Chair, Bryan Singer Division of Critical Studies, USC School of Cinematic Arts

About the Author

Laura U. Marks is Dena Wosk University Professor in the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Enfoldment and Infinity- An Islamic Genealogy of New Media Art (MIT Press).

Reviews

In Marks' poetic prose and unique theoretical assumptions we face a type of critique whose potential in today's world is yet to be fully discovered.
*Mada Masr*

...this is a book that should be mandatory reading not just for every student of film or new media, but for anyone with an interest in the passionate, intelligent, and accomplished cinematic work coming out of the Middle East today.
*Art in America*