Exile And Expatriation In Modern American And Palestinian Writing
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Author |
: Ahmad Rasmi Qabaha |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2018-05-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319914152 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319914154 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Exile and Expatriation in Modern American and Palestinian Writing by : Ahmad Rasmi Qabaha
This book examines the distinction between literary expatriation and exile through a 'contrapuntal reading' of modern Palestinian and American writing. It argues that exile, in the Palestinian case especially, is a political catastrophe; it is banishment by a colonial power. It suggests that, unlike expatriation (a choice of a foreign land over one’s own), exile is a political rather than an artistic concept and is forced rather than voluntary — while exile can be emancipatory, it is always an unwelcome loss. In addition to its historical dimension, exile also entails a different perception of return to expatriation. This book frames expatriates as quintessentially American, particularly intellectuals and artists seeking a space of creativity and social dissidence in the experience of living away from home. At the heart of both literary discourses, however, is a preoccupation with home, belonging, identity, language, mobility and homecoming.
Author |
: Rachel Gregory Fox |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781800348271 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1800348274 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Post-millennial Palestine by : Rachel Gregory Fox
Post-Millennial Palestine: Literature, Memory, Resistance confronts how Palestinians have recently felt obliged to re-think memory and resistance in response to dynamic political and regional changes in the twenty-first century; prolonged spatial and temporal dispossession; and the continued deterioration of the peace process. Insofar as the articulation of memory in (post)colonial contexts can be viewed as an integral component of a continuing anti-colonial struggle for self-determination, in tracing the dynamics of conveying the memory of ongoing, chronic trauma, this collection negotiates the urgency for Palestinians to reclaim and retain their heritage in a continually unstable and fretful present. The collection offers a distinctive contribution to the field of existing scholarship on Palestine, charting new ways of thinking about the critical paradigms of memory and resistance as they are produced and represented in literary works published within the post-millennial period. Reflecting on the potential for the Palestinian narrative to recreate reality in ways that both document it and resist its brutality, the critical essays in this collection show how Palestinian writers in the twenty-first century critically and creatively consider the possible future(s) of their nation.
Author |
: Edward W. Said |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 664 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674003020 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674003026 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reflections on Exile and Other Essays by : Edward W. Said
With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays offers evidence of how much the fully engaged critical mind can contribute to the reservoir of value, thought, and action essential to our lives and culture.
Author |
: Tahrir Hamdi |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2022-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780755617845 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0755617843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagining Palestine by : Tahrir Hamdi
All national identities are somewhat fluid, held together by collective beliefs and practices as much as official territory and borders. In the context of the Palestinians, whose national status in so many instances remains unresolved, the articulation and 'imagination' of national identity is particularly urgent. This book explores the ways that Palestinian intellectuals, artists, activists and ordinary citizens 'imagine' their homeland, examining the works of key Palestinian thinkers and writers such as Edward Said, Mahmoud Darwish, Mourid Barghouti, Ghassan Kanafani and Naji Al Ali. Deploying Benedict Anderson's notion of 'Imagined Communities' and Edward Soja's theory of 'Third Space', Tahrir Hamdi argues that the imaginative construction of Palestine is a key element in the Palestinians' ongoing struggle. An interdisciplinary work drawing upon critical theory, postcolonial studies and literary analysis, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Palestine and Middle East studies and Arabic literature
Author |
: Jedidiah Evans |
Publisher |
: University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780820356464 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0820356468 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Look Abroad, Angel by : Jedidiah Evans
Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) was one of the most influential southern writers, widely considered to rival his contemporary, William Faulkner-who believed Wolfe to be one of the greatest talents of their generation. His novels- including Look Homeward, Angel (1929); Of Time and the River (1935); and the posthumously published The Web and the Rock (1939) and You Can't Go Home Again (1940)-remain touchstones of U.S. literature. In Look Abroad, Angel, Jedidiah Evans uncovers the "global Wolfe," reconfiguring Wolfe's supposedly intractable homesickness for the American South as a form of longing that is instead indeterminate and expansive. Instead of promoting and reinforcing a narrow and cloistered formulation of the writer as merely southern or Appalachian, Evans places Wolfe in transnational contexts, examining Wolfe's impact and influence throughout Europe. In doing so, he de-territorializes the response to Wolfe's work, revealing the writer as a fundamentally global presence within American literature.
Author |
: Renos K. Papadopoulos |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 2021-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000382822 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000382826 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Involuntary Dislocation by : Renos K. Papadopoulos
Renos K. Papadopoulos clearly and sensitively explores the experiences of people who reluctantly abandon their homes, searching for safer lives elsewhere, and provides a detailed guide to the complex experiences of involuntary dislocation. Involuntary Dislocation: Home, Trauma, Resilience, and Adversity-Activated Development identifies involuntary dislocation as a distinct phenomenon, challenging existing assumptions and established positions, and explores its linguistic, historical, and cultural contexts. Papadopoulos elaborates on key themes including home, identity, nostalgic disorientation, the victim, and trauma, providing an in-depth understanding of each contributing factor whilst emphasising the human experience throughout. The book concludes by articulating an approach to conceptualising and working with people who have experienced adversities engendered by involuntary dislocation, and with a reflection on the language of repair and renewal. Involuntary Dislocation will be a compassionate and comprehensive guide for psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, counsellors, and other professionals working with people who have experienced displacement. It will also be important reading for anyone wishing to understand the psychosocial impact of extreme adversity.
Author |
: Suzanne del Gizzo |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 531 |
Release |
: 2020-09-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108849142 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108849148 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Hemingway Studies by : Suzanne del Gizzo
The subject of endless biographies, fictional depictions, and critical debate, Ernest Hemingway continues to command attention in popular culture and in literary studies. He remains both a definitive stylist of twentieth-century literature and a case study in what happens to an artist consumed by the spectacle of celebrity. The New Hemingway Studies examines how two decades of new-millennium scholarship confirm his continued relevance to an era that, on the surface, appears so distinct from his—one defined by digital realms, ecological anxiety, and globalization. It explores the various sources (print, archival, digital, and other) through which critics access Hemingway. Highlighting the latest critical trends, the contributors to this volume demonstrate how Hemingway's remarkably durable stories, novels, and essays have served as a lens for understanding preeminent concerns in our own time, including paranoia, trauma, iconicity, and racial, sexual, and national identities.
Author |
: Abigail Ward |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 246 |
Release |
: 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781137526434 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1137526432 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Postcolonial Traumas by : Abigail Ward
This collection of essays explores some new possibilities for understanding postcolonial traumas. It examines representations of both personal and collective traumas around the globe from Palestinian, Caribbean, African American, South African, Maltese, Algerian, Indian, Australian and British writers, directors and artists.
Author |
: Michael Malek Najjar |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 482 |
Release |
: 2015-01-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476618654 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476618658 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Arab American Drama, Film and Performance by : Michael Malek Najjar
Beginning with early Arab American playwright, poet and novelist Kahlil Gibran and concluding with contemporary playwright Yussef El Guindi, this book provides an historical overview and critical analysis of the plays, films and performances of self-identified Arab Americans. Playwrights, filmmakers and performers covered include Ameen Fares Rihani, Danny Thomas, Heather Raffo, Ahmed Ahmed, Mona Mansour and Cherien Dabis. These artists, traditionally underrepresented in entertainment, publishing and academia, have created works that exemplify the burgeoning Arab American arts movement. By addressing cinema, stand-up comedy and solo performance, the author introduces audiences to contemporary genres that are shaping Arab American culture in the United States.
Author |
: Susan Winnett |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 301 |
Release |
: 2012-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781421407821 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1421407825 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Writing Back by : Susan Winnett
Explore the shock of the new—and the familiar—experienced by well-known expatriate writers when they returned to the United States. The migration of American artists and intellectuals to Europe in the early twentieth century has been amply documented and studied, but few scholars have examined the aftermath of their return home. Writing Back focuses on the memoirs of modernist writers and intellectuals who struggled with their return to America after years of living abroad. Susan Winnett establishes repatriation as related to but significantly different from travel and exile. She engages in close readings of several writers-in-exile, including Henry James, Harold Stearns, Malcolm Cowley, and Gertrude Stein. Writing Back examines how repatriation unsettles the self-construction of the “returning absentee” by challenging the fictions of national and cultural identity with which the writer has experimented during the time abroad. As both Americans and expatriates, these writers gained a unique perspective on American culture, particularly in terms of gender roles, national identity, artistic self-conception, mobility, and global culture.