عنوان

'Darkness, dirt, deviance'-and daddy: Patrilineal relationships and the negotiation of womanhood in the literature of Middle Eastern and Arab-American women

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انگلیسی

'Darkness, dirt, deviance'-and daddy: Patrilineal relationships and the negotiation of womanhood in the literature of Middle Eastern and Arab-American women

[Thesis]

Anne Z. Benenhaley

Taylor, Richard

East Carolina University

2015

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Committee members: Banks, Will; Deena, Seodial F.

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-55321-5

M.A.

English

East Carolina University

2015

This thesis explores both works of fiction and non-fiction through which several Middle Eastern and Arab-American women writers have rebelled against traditional religious and ethical standards of their cultures in order to assert their individuality and independence. The writers represented-Darina Al-Joundi, Fadia Faqir, Lucette Lagnado, Elif Shafak, Teresa Nicholas, and numerous short story writers-adeptly display how the worlds of Middle Eastern and Arab-American women often extend beyond the expected roles of wives and mothers, often at the encouragement of their non-traditional Middle Eastern fathers. In several of these works, women flout gender and societal expectations despite enormous pressure to hold to traditional values; sometimes, women rebel against the wishes of their fathers (and brothers) or, in some cases, they rebel because of a lack of male influence in their lives.

Middle Eastern literature; Womens studies; Middle Eastern Studies

Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Arab-american women;Childlessness;Incest;Mental illness;Middle-eastern women;Patriarchy;Rape

Islam, Muhammad Nazmul

Taylor, Richard

English

East Carolina University

1657409179; 1583663

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[Thesis]

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