Shifting Perspectives of Postcolonialism in Twenty First Century - Anglophone Arab Fictio

Shifting Perspectives of Postcolonialism in Twenty-First-Century Anglophone-Arab Fiction dislodges postcolonial theory and discourse from its infinite obligation to colonial legacies by turning to the representation of internal concerns in the Arab world and at the same time exposing the rifts and blind spots in postcolonial theory.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: A Dystopian Community and the Fragmented Identity in the Arab World in Saleem Haddad's Guapa
Chapter Two: Critique of Religious Discourse: Terrorism and Extremism in Fadia Faqir's Willow Trees Don't Weep
Chapter Three: The Representation of Arab Women: Woman and Patriarchy in Rabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman
Chapter Four: The Arab Spring: Causes, Representation, and Aftermath of the Arab Spring in Yasmine El Rashidi's Chronicle of a Last Summer
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Majed Alenezi is assistant professor in the department of languages and translation at Northern Border University.

Summary

Shifting Perspectives of Postcolonialism in 21st Century Anglophone-Arab Fiction dislodges postcolonial theory and discourse from its infinite obligation to colonial legacies by turning to the representation of internal concerns in the Arab world and at the same time exposing the rifts and blind spots in postcolonial theory.

Product details

• Authors: Majed Alenezi
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781666909616
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-961-6
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, Middle East, Middle Eastern history, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: from c 2000