Picturing Casablanca

In Picturing Casablanca, Susan Ossman probes the shape and texture of mass images in Casablanca, from posters, films, and videotapes to elections, staged political spectacles, and changing rituals. In a fluid style that blends ethnographic narrative, cultural reportage, and the author''s firsthand experiences, Ossman sketches a radically new vision of Casablanca as a place where social practices, ...