Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-87721-2
Ph.D.
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
University of Arkansas
2018
In response to the challenge of understanding Muslim Americans in a way that highlights their integral role in the United States through literature, this research starts with two questions: 1) how should we read Muslim American literature in relation to the lived experiences of Islam in America? and 2) how does Muslim American literature contribute to the more mainstream American literature.
Comparative literature; Islamic Studies; American literature; Diaspora; Questions; Asian Americans; Art; Cultural identity; Question answer sequences; Politics; African Americans; Literature
Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;African american muslim;Historicizing;Muslim american literature;South asian american muslim