Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
Downloaded from http://read.dukeupress.edu/jmews/article-pdf/16/3/331/829291/331fox.pdf by DEEPDYVE INC user on 30 March 2022 THIRD S PACE The Mute E of a Listening Presence A Collaboration and Interview with Corine Shawi ALBER TINE FO X ormally intricate and politically subversive, the films of the Lebanese director F Corine Shawi are composed of elliptically edited sequences, impassioned musical interludes, and sensual depictions of the female body. Her exploration of identity and female desire is interwoven with sights, sounds, and evocations of Lebanon’s present and past. Our exchange, which took place in the spring of 2019, focused primarily on Shawi’s documentary e muet (2013). Prior to emuet Shawi had made the long documentary Lesfemmesbonnes (2006), which follows the daily life of Doulika and other Sri Lankan domestic workers. She went on to make five fur- ther short documentaries: Daniela (2006), Oxygène (2007), Affinity (2007), Film of Welcome and Farewells (2007), and Je t’aime infiniment (directed with Nikolaj B. S. Larsen, 2010). Affinity explores paintings by the Polish Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, evoking the sensual energy of her depictions of women. Oxygène fea- tures Shawi’s family members, who express their anxiety about the taboo subject of her brother’s unexplained health condition. Her latest
Journal of Middle East Women's Studies – Duke University Press
Published: Nov 1, 2020
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.