Contemporary Arab Women Writers : Cultural Expression in Context Paperback / softback
by Anastasia Valassopoulos
Part of the Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures series
Paperback / softback
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This book engages with contemporary Arab women writers from Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and Algeria.
In spite of Edward Said’s groundbreaking reappraisal of the uneven relationship between the West and the Arab world in Orientalism, there has been little postcolonial criticism of Arab writing.
Anastasia Valassopoulos raises the profile of Arab women writers by examining how they negotiate contexts and experiences that have come to be identified with postcoloniality such as the preoccupation with Western feminism, political conflict and war, the social effects of non-conformity and female empowerment, and the negotiation of influential cultural discourses such as orientalism. Contemporary Arab Women Writers revitalizes theoretical concepts associated with feminism, gender studies and cultural studies, and explores how art history, popular culture, translation studies, psychoanalysis and news media all offer productive ways to associate with Arab women’s writing that work beyond a limiting socio-historical context.
Discussing the writings of authors including Ahdaf Soueif, Nawal El Saadawi, Leila Sebbar, Liana Badr and Hanan Al-Shaykh, this book represents a new direction in postcolonial literary criticism that transcends constrictive monothematic approaches.
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- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2014
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- ISBN:9781138010345
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2014
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- ISBN:9781138010345