Representation of black otherness in Khaleeji literature
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Amna Al Ahbabi
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Hughes, Shaun F. D.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Purdue University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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347
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Alami, Ahmed Idrissi; Deering, Dorothy J.; Lopez, Alfred J.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-42563-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
English
Body granting the degree
Purdue University
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this dissertation, I analyze the representation of black otherness as an emerging trend within the new wave of Khaleeji literature from a historical and cultural point of view. I contend that the modern Khaleeji novel challenges systems of oppression by looking into the discourse of race and racism, its history and its manifestation in Khaleeji culture. I also look at Khaleeji literature as a unique form of writing that differs from the traditional Arab canon; which academics in the field of postcolonial studies need to be acquainted with. In the final chapter, I look at how Arab and Khaleeji authors discussed slavery in the modern global world by embracing the plight of migrant domestic workers