Abstract:This article traces the contemporary (re)interpretations of a 14 minutes of American newsreel footage depicting 1928 Cairo as it circulated through popular Facebook communities dedicated to the nostalgic discourse of Egypt’s ‘good old days’ or ‘al-zaman al-gamīl,’ perceived as an era of morality and proper Egyptianness. Among the several orientalist scenes captured on the footage was a character improvisation perceived to be ‘profane’ by the proponents of this ideal imaginary of the past. Considering online an… Show more
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