"Amid a dark cobweb of dismay and despair in post-revolution Egypt, Caroline Seymour-Jorn reveals many spaces of hope weaved from various artistic tools: fiction, music, painting and street art. In her exploration of these novel artistic spaces, she proves that the artistic and personal are equally political. The critique and approach employed by the author attest to the fact that the 2011 revolution has radically subverted traditional imagination systems. A myriad of spaces of hope is what this book reveals."--Shereen Abouelnaga, Cairo University

"Creating Spaces of Hope is a compelling exploration of the various creative ways in which Egyptian artists and writers engage with a 'postrevolutionary Egyptian modernity, ' while tackling not only social and political issues, but also personal and philosophical questionings. Seymour-Jorn's book, which blurs the boundaries between anthropology, literary theory, art criticism, and postcolonial studies in its scrupulous analytical approach, serves as essential reading for scholars and students grappling with the challenges and forces at play within Egypt's contentious political and social arenas, themselves inscribed within a rich and dynamic cultural landscape."--Nevine El Nossery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A seminal and impressively informative study that is unreservedly recommended for Contemporary Egyptian Art & Culture collections.--Midwest Book Review