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Surfaces of Longing. Cosmopolitan Aspiration and Frustration in Egypt
Author(s) -
SCHIELKE SAMULI
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
city and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1548-744X
pISSN - 0893-0465
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-744x.2012.01066.x
Subject(s) - cosmopolitanism , nationalism , consumerism , globalization , ephemeral key , aesthetics , sociology , capital (architecture) , globe , gender studies , political economy , political science , psychology , art , law , politics , visual arts , algorithm , neuroscience , computer science
One of the most ambiguous outcomes of globalization has been the emergence of a large class of people who subscribe to global trends in religion, consumerism, nationalism, sports and popular culture, without having access to the mobility nor the symbolic capital that are associated with cosmopolitanism. This sense of aspiration is far from ephemeral. It is material, it has shape, surface, and form. This photo essay attempts to connect this sensual presence of images, and materials with the sense of longing and discontent involved in looking out to the world from the vantage point of underprivileged social milieus in Egypt.