Palestinian Literature and Film in Postcolonial Feminist Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Anna Ball is a Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies in the English Department and Centre for Postcolonial and Global Studies, Nottingham Trent University, UK. Klappentext This book explores the varied forms of gender politics that have surfaced in Palestinian literature and film since 1948. Ball investigates the potential of postcolonial feminist theory to illuminate the ways in which Palestinian artists have negotiated the intersections between national and gender politics. Zusammenfassung This book explores the varied forms of gender politics that have surfaced in Palestinian literature and film since 1948. Ball investigates the potential of postcolonial feminist theory to illuminate the ways in which Palestinian artists have negotiated the intersections between national and gender politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Permission to Re-Narrate 1. En-Gendering Palestine: Narratives of Desire and Dis-Orientation 2. Women Writing Resistance: Between Nationalism and Feminism 3. Masculinity in Crisis: From Patriarchy to (Post)Colonial Performativity 4. Bodies Beyond Boundaries? Transitional Spaces and Liminal Selves 5. Imagining the Transnational Feminist Community Conclusion: Postcolonial Feminist Futures

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Ball, Anna (Nottingham Trent University Ball, Ball Anna
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.08.2012
• EAN: 9780415888622
• ISBN: 978-0-415-88862-2
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures; Routledge Research in Postcolo; Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, ART / Film & Video, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Middle East, Films, cinema, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: postcolonial literature