Abstract
My dissertation examines representations of female homosexuality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). I argue that a focus on female homosexuality in MENA illuminates and contributes to current debates on the construction of gender and sexuality more broadly. My investigation enabled me to examine the evolution of female homosexuality and its handling in MENA societies and cultural productions. My doctoral thesis begins with a close examination of the notion of invisibility and scrutinizes a variety of concepts and phenomena, including engaged cinematography as well as locally grounded activism, social class, race, power, performance, nature, and the clearly delineated division of space between the female sphere of the house and the male domain of the street.