عنوان

Arab American poetry 1967-present: Songs of defiance and hope in the face of Arab U.S. political tension

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Arab American poetry 1967-present: Songs of defiance and hope in the face of Arab U.S. political tension

[Thesis]

Nedhal Moqbel

Hibbard, Allen

Middle Tennessee State University

2014

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Committee members: Albakry, Mohammed; Johnson, Newtona Tina

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-42678-6

Ph.D.

English

Middle Tennessee State University

2014

This study examines Arab American poetry 1967-Present in light of the political tension between the United States and the Arab World. It explores the ways in which the Arab American community has been greatly impacted by such frequent political pressures as the Arab-Israeli conflict, violent events in the Middle East, and America's foreign policy in the region. The poems discussed in this dissertation reveal the community's collective anxieties, alienation, and fears due to hostility, anti-Arab racism, and media misrepresentation that often escalate during every crisis involving the U.S. and the Middle East. Analysis of these poems demonstrates a defiant response to a tense situation coupled with glimpses of hope for a better future. It also reveals the complexities of Arab American identity evident in the constantly ambivalent relationship between Arab and American contexts that is exacerbated by frequent political crises. Arab American poets address themes of war, violence, injustice, and hegemony, simultaneously touching upon deeper issues of belonging, hybridity, interrogation of identity, and reconciliation.

Modern literature; American literature; Singing; Racism; War; Poetry; Political factors; Tense

Language, literature and linguistics;Arab american poetry

Gonzalez, Nathan

Hibbard, Allen

English

Middle Tennessee State University

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[Thesis]

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