Palestinian Culture and the Nakba - Bearing Witness

This book examines the Palestinian Nakba, or catastrophe, of 1948 through the production of culture ranging from film, caricature, painting through to literature including poetry and prose.

List of contents

Introduction 1 Hanthala: the immortal child 2. Nazareth: icon of a lost homeland in Elia Suleiman's film trilogy 3. Mahmoud Darwish: the storyteller of Palestine 4. Ghassan Kanafani: the clock, the orange and what remains of the homeland 5. Ismael Shammout and Tamam al-Akhal: The Exodus and The Odyssey Conclusion

About the author

Hania A.M. Nashef is an associate professor at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Summary

This book examines the Palestinian Nakba, or catastrophe, of 1948 through the production of culture ranging from film, caricature, painting through to literature including poetry and prose.

Product details

• Authors: Hania Nashef, Hania A. M. Nashef, Hania A.M. Nashef
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138500549
• ISBN: 978-1-138-50054-9
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies; Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Politics & government, Politics and government, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Palestine, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000