Perils and Promise of Moroccan Cinema

Kevin Dwyer is an anthropologist and the author of Moroccan Dialogues: Anthropology in Question (1982), Arab Voices: The Human Rights Debate in the Middle East (1991), and Beyond Casablanca: M.A. Tazi and the Adventure of Moroccan Cinema (2004), as well as articles on anthropological theory; human rights; and Moroccan cinema, society, and culture.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: an anthropologist explores Moroccan cinema.- Part I: Moroccan Cinema into the 21st Century.- Chapter 2: Moroccan Cinema in its Regional Context(2000).- Chapter 3: Moroccan Cinema: probing a paradox(2000-2006).- Part II: Conversations with Filmmakers.- Introduction to Part II: Setting the conversations in context.- Chapter 4: Abdelkader Lagtaa: challenging accepted views(1999-2002).- Chapter 5: The “neo-real,” the social, and the symbolic in the films of M. A. Tazi(1998-2000).- Chapter 6: One decade, two comedies, two filmmakers(M.A.Tazi, Hakim Noury)( 2004-2007).- Part III: Themes and Issues in this century’s first decade.- Chapter 7: Moroccan cinema, the cultural exception, and cultural diversity(2006-7).- Chapter 8: Life history in anthropology and Moroccan cinema(2005-2010).- Chapter 9: Freedom of Expression in Moroccan Cinema and the Press(2009).- Part IV: The State of Play Two Decades In.- Chapter 10: Family Resemblance: An Anthropologist Looks at Moroccan Documentary(2020).- Chapter 11: Taking Stock of the Paradox(2008-2021).- Chapter 12: Conclusion: whither the Moroccan filmmaker’s odyssey?(2024).- Appendix: Research in Morocco over five decades.