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Performing Revolution in Egypt
Binary oppositions serve as part of the cultural repertoire through which revolutionary struggles are performed, says Jeffrey Alexander.. What allowed the Egyptian revolution to succeed? Why didn… more →
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Egyptian Comic Magazine Drawing Increased Attention
wrote 1 month ago: In January 2011, just a few weeks before the revolution began, a group of Egyptian artists launched … more →
Performing Revolution in Egypt
wrote 1 month ago: Binary oppositions serve as part of the cultural repertoire through which revolutionary struggles ar … more →
Writing Ethnography in Post-Mubarak Egypt
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wrote 1 month ago: Photo by Emily Crane. Used by permission. How does one write ethnography of an unfolding revolution? … more →
Understanding the Music of Revolt
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wrote 2 months ago: Although Western journalists love to remake the Arab world in a Euro-American image, in Cairo, the r … more →
The Struggle For the Walls of Cairo
wrote 3 months ago: Mural of the martyr Jika in downtown Cairo. Photo: Jessica Winegar. “Whoever has something to … more →
Anti-Hegemony in Contemporary Egypt
wrote 3 months ago: “Anti-hegemony” is the sense that there is no leadership that is not corrupt and no legi … more →
The Egyptian Uprising Two Years On: Open Access Articles
wrote 3 months ago: A special issue of MERIP on the Egyptian revolution includes four open-access articles As the dramat … more →
Two years after Mubarak's fall, unrest brings Egypt toward "collapse," Army chief says
wrote 3 months ago: Two years after the protests that brought down President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians have again seized … more →
Beyond the Art of Revolt in Egypt
wrote 4 months ago: The Egyptian Textiles Museum is one of the 550 “culture palaces” run by the Ministry of Culture. Som … more →
Egyptian Court Orders Retrial of Outsed Hosni Mubarak
wrote 4 months ago: An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sen … more →
Revolutionary Art in the Streets--and in the Galleries
wrote 4 months ago: Nancy Demerdash’s new article on art and art markets after the Arab uprisings is available fre … more →
Rethinking Sexual Politics in Egypt
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wrote 4 months ago: Can we represent Egyptian women without falling into academic stereotypes? Paul Amer may be showing … more →
Andy Carvin on Twitter During the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolution
wrote 5 months ago: During the Tunisian and Egyptian revolution, social media played a big part in distributing informat … more →
How citizen journalism landscaped the Egyptian Uprising
wrote 5 months ago: Ever heard of Wael Ghonim, Ramy Raoof, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Manal Hassan, Mahmoud Salem or Hossam El-H … more →
The Pulse of the Egyptian Revolution: New Journal Issue
wrote 5 months ago: How has the Egyptian revolution affected efforts at economic and human rights development? A new jou … more →
How citizen journalism landscaped the Egyptian Uprising
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wrote 6 months ago: Ever heard of Wael Ghonim, Ramy Raoof, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Manal Hassan, Mahmoud Salem or Hossam El-H … more →
Anthropology of Egypt: Stuff I Missed at the Anthropology Meetings
wrote 6 months ago: So many papers, so little time I spent Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 15-17) in rainy San Francisco … more →
Brown Library Guide to Arab Revolution Resources
wrote 6 months ago: To my existing list of library guides put together, or recommended, by friends and colleagues, I add … more →
Anthropologists Thinking About Life and Death in Egypt
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wrote 6 months ago: What makes death meaningful? What kind of social action is martyrdom? How are religious and revoluti … more →
