Now available from Indiana University Press: Screens and Veils Maghrebi Women's Cinema Florence Martin Examined within their economic, cultural, and political context, the work of women Maghrebi filmmakers forms a cohesive body of work. Florence Martin examines the intersections of nation and gender in seven films, showing how directors turn around the politics of the gaze as they play with the various meanings of the Arabic term hijab (veil, curtain, screen). Martin analyzes these films on their own theoretical terms, developing the notion of ³transvergence² to examine how Maghrebi womenıs cinema is flexible, playful, and transgressive in its themes, aesthetics, narratives, and modes of address. These are distinctive films that traverse multiple cultures, both borrowing from and resisting the discourses these cultures propose. New Directions in National Cinemas 288 pp., 25 b&w illus. cloth 978-0-253-35668-0 $70.00 paper 978-0-253-22341-8 $24.95 For more information, visit: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/728666 For Instructors: If you are interested in adopting this book for course use, please see our exam copy policy: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/link/examcopy ------ Laura Baich Electronic Marketing Manager Indiana University Press 812-855-8287 | 812-856-0415 (fax) online: http://iupress.indiana.edu blog: http://iupress.typepad.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/iupress Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/iupress ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html