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Fiction of the New Statesman is the first study of the short
stories published in the renowned British journal theNew Statesman.
This book argues that New Statesman fiction advances a strong
realist preoccupation with ordinary, everyday life, and shows how
British domestic concerns have a strong hold on the working-class
and lower-middle-class imaginative output of this period.
What happens to the Palestinian novel after the national
dispossession of the nakba, and how do Palestinian novelists
respond to this massive crisis? This is the first study in English
to chart the development of the Palestinian novel in exile and
under occupation from 1948 onwards. By reading the novel in the
context of the ebb and flow of Arab and Palestinian revolution,
Bashir Abu-Manneh defines the links between aesthetics and
politics. Combining historical analysis with textual readings of
key novels by Jabra, Kanafani, Habiby, and Khalifeh, the chronicle
of the Palestinian novel unfolds as one that articulates humanism,
self-sacrifice as collective redemption, mutuality, and
self-realization. Political challenge, hope, and possibility are
followed by the decay of collective and individual agency. Genet's
and Khoury's unrivalled literary homages to Palestinian revolt are
also examined. By critically engaging with Lukacs, Adorno, and
postcolonial theory, questions of struggle and self-determination
take centre stage.
What happens to the Palestinian novel after the national
dispossession of the nakba, and how do Palestinian novelists
respond to this massive crisis? This is the first study in English
to chart the development of the Palestinian novel in exile and
under occupation from 1948 onwards. By reading the novel in the
context of the ebb and flow of Arab and Palestinian revolution,
Bashir Abu-Manneh defines the links between aesthetics and
politics. Combining historical analysis with textual readings of
key novels by Jabra, Kanafani, Habiby, and Khalifeh, the chronicle
of the Palestinian novel unfolds as one that articulates humanism,
self-sacrifice as collective redemption, mutuality, and
self-realization. Political challenge, hope, and possibility are
followed by the decay of collective and individual agency. Genet's
and Khoury's unrivalled literary homages to Palestinian revolt are
also examined. By critically engaging with Lukacs, Adorno, and
postcolonial theory, questions of struggle and self-determination
take centre stage.
By the time of his death in 2003, Edward Said was one of the most
famous literary critics of the twentieth century. Said's work has
been hugely influential far beyond academia. As a prominent
advocate for the Palestinian cause and noted cultural critic, Said
redefined the role of the public intellectual. This volume explores
the problems and opportunities afforded by Said's work: its
productive and generative capacities as well as its in-built
limitations. After Said captures the essence of Said's intellectual
and political contribution and his extensive impact on postcolonial
studies. It examines his legacy by critically elaborating his core
concepts and arguments. Among the issues it tackles are humanism,
Orientalism, culture and imperialism, exile and the contrapuntal,
realism and postcolonial modernism, world literature, Islamophobia,
and capitalism and the political economy of empire. It is an
excellent resource for students, graduates and instructors studying
postcolonial literary theory and the works of Said.
By the time of his death in 2003, Edward Said was one of the most
famous literary critics of the twentieth century. Said's work has
been hugely influential far beyond academia. As a prominent
advocate for the Palestinian cause and noted cultural critic, Said
redefined the role of the public intellectual. This volume explores
the problems and opportunities afforded by Said's work: its
productive and generative capacities as well as its in-built
limitations. After Said captures the essence of Said's intellectual
and political contribution and his extensive impact on postcolonial
studies. It examines his legacy by critically elaborating his core
concepts and arguments. Among the issues it tackles are humanism,
Orientalism, culture and imperialism, exile and the contrapuntal,
realism and postcolonial modernism, world literature, Islamophobia,
and capitalism and the political economy of empire. It is an
excellent resource for students, graduates and instructors studying
postcolonial literary theory and the works of Said.
Dreams of a Nation is a lively investigation into Palestinian film
and documentaries, and the people who make them. In addition to
Said's preface, the book includes an engaging introduction by Hamid
Dabashi, which situates the political, cultural and aesthetic
concerns particular to Palestinian filmmakers and their audiences;
an essay by Prof Joseph Massad (Columbia University) on cinema and
Palestinian Liberation struggle; an essay by Prof Ella Shohat (NYU)
on gender, nationalism and diaspora; an interview with Elia
Suleiman (director of 'Divine Intervention'), the most globally
celebrated Palestinian filmmaker; and other contributions.
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