Cultural Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 27, No. 1/2

From the politics of food to images in the media, this double issue of Cairo Papers in Social Science focuses on a wide array of emerging cultural patterns in modern-day Egypt and their social, political, and economic ramifications. All the contributions are based on papers delivered at the Cairo Papers Thirteenth Annual Symposium in May 2004, and cover four broad areas: media and language, Islamic marketing, taste and public space, and food and markets. Contributors include Ray Bush (ÔStaying Hungry: Food Politics in Egypt and the Near EastÕ), Sami Zubaida (ÔFood: Egypt and the Middle EastÕ), Lilia Labidi (ÔTruth Claims in the Cartoon World of Nagui KamelÕ), Madiha Doss (ÔCultural Dynamics and Linguistic Practice in Contemporary EgyptÕ), Huda Lutfi (ÔMulid Culture in Cairo: The Case of al-Sayyida AÕishaÕ), Maha Abdelrahman (ÔDivine Consumption: Islamic Goods in EgyptÕ), Iman A. Hamdy (ÔWatch for the Devil: Israel in Egyptian Movies and Soap OperasÕ), Malak S. Rouchdy (ÔFood Recipes and the Kitchen Space: The Construction of Social Identities and New FrontiersÕ), and Reem Saad (ÔTransforming the Meaning and Value of Traditional Crafts in EgyptÕ). Cairo Papers Vol. 27, nos. 1 & 2.