Hollywood Fantasies vs Native Realities: The Orient in Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy (1999) and The Yacoubian Building (2002) by Alaa Al Aswany
| dc.contributor.author | Namane Laetitia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oudni Meriem | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-01T13:35:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-01T13:35:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07-03 | |
| dc.description | 66p. ; (+CD-Rom) | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research explores the representation of Egypt in Stephen Sommers’ filmThe Mummy (1999) and Alaa Al Aswany’snovel The Yacoubian Building (2002). It argues that these works present two opposing lenses: Hollywood fantasy and Egyptian socio-political realism, through which Egypt is imagined and constructed. Drawing primarily on Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism (1978), the research examines how The Mummy perpetuates Orientalist stereotypes that reduce Egypt to a static, exotic backdrop and its people to voiceless figures serving Western adventure narratives. In contrast, The Yacoubian Building offers a nuanced, insider perspective that dismantles such essentialist portrayals, portraying Egypt as a dynamic, diverse society grappling with modern challenges. The findings indicate that Orientalism remains a powerful force in shaping Western media representations, evolving with new cinematic forms while maintaining colonial-era assumptions. Furthermore, the research shows that Hollywood operates not merely as entertainment but as a vehicle of cultural dominance. The work concludes that resisting Orientalist narratives requires the promotion of authentic Eastern voices and cultural expressions that reflect the complexity of their societies and challenge reductive Western portrayals. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/29282 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou | |
| dc.subject | Stephen Sommers | |
| dc.subject | The Mummy | |
| dc.subject | Alaa Al Aswany | |
| dc.subject | The Yacoubian Building | |
| dc.subject | Hollywood Fantasies | |
| dc.subject | Egyptian realities | |
| dc.subject | Edward Said | |
| dc.subject | Orientlism | |
| dc.title | Hollywood Fantasies vs Native Realities: The Orient in Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy (1999) and The Yacoubian Building (2002) by Alaa Al Aswany | |
| dc.type | Thesis |