Intersections : gender, nation, and community in Arab women's novels
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Intersections : gender, nation, and community in Arab women's novels
（Gender, culture and politics in the Middle East）
Syracuse University Press, 2002
1st ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and index
Contents of Works
- Modernist Arab women writers: a historical overview / Salma Khadra Jayyusi
- Framing Nawal El Saadawi: Arab feminism in a transnational world / Amal Amireh
- Reenvisioning national community in Salwa Bakr's The golden chariot / Magda M. al-Nowaihi
- The sixth day of compassion: the im/possible communities of life toward death / Mary N. Layoun
- Partitions and precedents: Sahar Khalifeh and Palestinian political geography / Barbara Harlow
- A country beyond reach: Liana Badr's Writings of the Palestinian diaspora / Therese Saliba
- Strategic androgyny: passing as masculine in Barakat's The stone of laughter / Mona Fayad
- The fourth language: subaltern expression in Djebar's Fantasia / Nada Elia
- Voice, representation, and resistance: Etel Adnan's Sitt Marie Rose / Lisa Suhair Majaj
- Hanan al-Shaykh's Hikayat Zahra: a counter-narrative and a counter-history / Sabah Ghandour
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A true "intersection" of Arab women's texts that challenges and rewrites the traditional boundaries of nation, gender, and community. This rigorously documented collection brings together for the first time original essays by leading authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine. The work focuses on texts available in English translation and explores with great theoretical sophistication the relationship of these authors' texts to contemporary phenomena of feminism, nationalism, post-colonialism, war, transnationalism, and societal change.
Table of Contents
- "Modernist Arab Women Writers: A Historical Overview," Salma Khadra Jayyusi
- "Framing Nawal El Saadawi: Arab Feminism in a Transnational World," Amal Amireh
- "Reenvisioning National Community in Salwa Bakr's The Golden Chariot," Magda al-Noweihi
- "The Sixth Day of Compassion: The Impossible Communities of Life Toward Death," Mary Layoun
- "Partitions and Precedents: Sahar Khalifeh and Palestinian Political Geography," Barbara Harlow
- "A Country Beyond Reach: Liana Badr's Writings of the Palestinian Diaspora," Therese Saliba
- "Strategic Androgyny: Passing as Masculine in Barakat's Stone of Laughter," Mona Fayad
- "The Fourth Language: Subaltern Expression in Djebar's Fantasia," Nada Elia
- "Voice, Representation and Resistance: Etel Adnan's Sitt Marie Rose," Lisa Suhair Majaj
- "Hanan al-Shaykh's Hikayat Zahra: A Counter-Narrative and a Counter-History," Sabah Ghandour.
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