Arab-American women's writing and performance
Orientalism, race and the idea of the Arabian nights
by Somaya Sami Sabry
The public image of Arabs in America has been radically affected by the 'war on terror'. But stereotypes of Arabs, manifested for instance in Orientalist representations of Sheherazade and The Arabian Nights in Hollywood and American popular culture, have prevailed for much longer. Here Somaya Sami Sabry traces the powerful effects of racial discourse and nineteenth-and twentieth-century American Orientalism on the Arab-American experience, setting the stage for a discussion of contemporary Arab-American women's responses. She shows how Arab-American women writers and performers confront and subvert racial stereotypes in this charged context, which is further complicated today by hostility towards Arabs in post-9/11 America.
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Orientalism in literature, Race relations in literature, Arab Americans, History and criticism, American literature, Race relations, Arab American authors, Scheherazade (Legendary character), Women authors, Scheherazade (Legendary character) in literature, Social conditions, Arab American arts, American literature, women authors, American literature, history and criticism, United states, race relations, In literaturePlaces
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Arab-American women's writing and performance: Orientalism, race and the idea of the Arabian nights
2011, I. B. Tauris
in English
1848855680 9781848855687
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-200) and index.
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