Gender and Identity in Arab Women's Literature: Ink and Identity follows the journey of Arab women from being silenced in male-authored texts to finding their voices in fiction, memoir, and theater. Whether writing from the streets, prisons, or within the broader socio-political world, Arab women have carved out spaces for themselves in areas once thought off-limits.
The contributors analyze how these women challenge stereotypes, take back control of their stories, and push back against restrictive gender roles. Through the work of scholars like Foucault and Butler, the book looks at the dynamics of power, identity, and body politics in their writings. It offers a new understanding of how women's voices continue to challenge and transform the narratives around them. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the powerful, ongoing role women play in shaping their own stories in the Middle East.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Overturning Silence: Kabareh Cheikhats and Dar Nsa: Moroccan Counternarratives on Hshouma and Lâhogra
- Chapter 2: Postcolonial Identity Constructions in Ferrudja Kessasâ Beurâs Story and Fawzia Zouariâs The Second Wife
- Chapter 3: âI Am a Storyâ: Intersecting Narratives and Fictional Witness in Samar Yazbekâs Planet of Clay and Basma Abdel Azizâs Here Is a Body
- Chapter 4: The FlaÌneuse in the Crossfire: Gender, Testimony, and Resistance in Samar Yazbakâs Diaries of the Syrian Revolutio
- Chapter 5: Rejection or Internalization? : The Persistence of Clichés in the Image of Arab Women
- Chapter 6: Navigating Unconventional Spaces: The Impact of Colonial Schools on Identity and Self-Representation in Assia Djeba âs LâAmour la fantasia
- Chapter 7: Rewriting Captivity: Arab Female Prison Discourse
- Chapter 8: Femininity as a Discourse
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
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