Meanings and feelings
Local interpretations of the use of violence in the Egyptian revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2279310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Farha Ghannam (0000-0001-7604-1077, Swarthmore College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 32-36 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1425.2011.01343.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051206872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 6 |
I trace the shifting feelings of some of my close interlocutors in a low-income neighborhood in Cairo and explore some of the cultural meanings that informed their attempts to make sense of the changing situation during the first days of the Egyptian revolution. Specifically, I reflect on how existing concepts that structure uses of violence have been central to the way men and women interpreted the attacks of baltagiyya (thugs) on the protesters in Tahrir Square and how these interpretations ultimately framed my interlocutors' feelings and views of the revolution, Mubarak's regime, and its supporters. [revolution, baltagiyya, violence, Egypt, structures of feeling
Aesthetics · Cultural revolution · Feeling · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |