National Emotions and Egypt's Middle Class/Bourgeoisie in Two National Songs Prior to the 2011 Revolution.
Drawing upon theoretical conceptualizations of emotions, this article examines two pre-2011 Egyptian national songs through an analytical reading of their lyrics and visual scenes. It aims to focus on how emotions, particularly national love, contribute to constructing a middle-class/bourgeois image...
| Publicado en: | Arab Studies Quarterly Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 240 - 267 |
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Fall2025
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