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Ayad Akhtar, the American Nation, and Its Others after 9/11 - Homeland Insecurity (Hardcover)
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Ayad Akhtar, the American Nation, and Its Others after 9/11 - Homeland Insecurity (Hardcover)
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Ayad Akhtar, the American Nation, and Its Others After 9/11:
Homeland Insecurity examines playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar's
contributions to multiple genres including film and theatre. This
book situates Akhtar's oeuvre within the social and political
context of post-9/11 American culture, marked by the creation of
the Homeland Security State and the racialization of Muslims,
Arabs, and South Asians. It departs from many traditional studies
of 9/11 literature by challenging the binary of victim and
perpetrator and examining the continuing impact of the event on
questions of American nationalism and belonging. Tracing a literary
genealogy for Akhtar, it explores a broad range of issues
represented in Akhtar's works such as globalization, the decline of
American industry, terrorism, torture, generational conflicts,
interracial love, gender and violence, the conflict between secular
and religious values-all issues which affect American nationalism
both within and outside the nation's borders, and shape the lives
of South Asian American Muslims. Employing the lenses of trauma
studies, transnational feminism, postcolonial theory, and
performance studies, this book is attentive to the controversial
reception of Akhtar's works and the paucity of authentic
representation of Muslim Americans. It combines literary
interpretations of Akhtar's works with sociological analysis of
post-9/11 racial formation, a personal interview with Akhtar, and
observations of plays and post-play discussions.
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