Il-Kabīr Awī Series as an Instrument to Diagnose Cultural Discrepancies in Contemporary Egyptian Society and Their Resolution via Consensus and Assimilation
Il-Kabīr Awī Series as an Instrument to Diagnose Cultural Discrepancies in Contemporary Egyptian Society and Their Resolution via Consensus and Assimilation
Author(s): Edyta Wolny-AbouelwafaSubject(s): Sociology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Orientalistyczne
Keywords: Egyptian Ramaḍān TV series; Il-Kabīr Awī; society; consensus; assimilation; cultural discrepancies; Upper Egypt; comedy; satire;
Summary/Abstract: The author of this article discusses the series Il-Kabīr Awī, pointing at cultural contrasts and the assimilation processes. The series shows an exaggerated image of Egyptian society and a stereotypical view of Upper Egypt and the USA. It helps to understand that a certain way of thinking, speaking or behaving, is determined by one’s place of upbringing. Il-Kabīr Awī features a clash of cultures, distrust, and finally the gradual merging of cultures, which actually exists in Egypt.
Journal: Przegląd Orientalistyczny
- Issue Year: 280/2021
- Issue No: 1-4
- Page Range: 33-46
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English