Media-Capitalism

Colloquial Mass Culture and Nationalism in Egypt, 1908–18

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8965552
AutoresZiad Fahmy (0000-0003-1756-6791, autor correspondente)
Ano2010
Volume42
Fascículo1
Páginas83-103
Data de publicação2010-01-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743809990547
OpenAlexW2139697558
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas26

In Egypt, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, older, fragmented, and more localized forms of identity were rapidly replaced with new alternative concepts of community, which for the first time had the capacity to collectively encompass the majority of Egyptians. This article is about the growth of Egyptian national identity from 1908 until 1918. It highlights the importance of previously neglected colloquial Egyptian sources—especially recorded music and vaudeville—in examining modern Egyptian history. Through the lens of colloquial mass culture, the study traces the development of collective Egyptian identity during the first quarter of the 20th century. This article also engages with some of the theories of nationalism and tests their applicability to Egypt. Finally, it introduces the concept of “media-capitalism” in an effort to expand the historical analysis of nationalism beyond print

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Capitalism · Colonialism · Elite · Identity (music · Independence (probability theory · Mass media · Mass mobilization · Media studies · National identity · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Quarter (Canadian coin · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Gender Studies · Globalization and Cultural Identity · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Socioeconomic Development in MENA