Autobiographical identities in contemporary Arab culture / Valerie Anishchenkova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anishchenkova, Valerie, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature.

Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Autobiography.

Autobiographical memory--Arab countries.

Autobiographical memory.

Self--Arab countries.

Self.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This original exploration of Arab autobiographical discourse investigates various modes of cultural identity which have emerged in Arab societies in the last 40 years. During this period, autobiographical texts moved away from exemplary life narratives and toward more unorthodox techniques such as erotic memoir writing, postmodernist self-fragmentation, cinematographic self-projection and blogging. Valerie Anishchenkova argues that the Arabic autobiographical genre has evolved into a mobile, unrestricted category arming authors with narrative tools to articulate their selfhood. Reading works from Arab nations such as Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon, Anishchenkova connects the century's rapid political and ideological developments to increasing autobiographical experimentation in Arabic works. The immense scope of her study also forces consideration of film and online forms of self-representation and builds a new theoretical framework for these modes of autobiographical cultural production. Key Features * Investigates how diverse autobiographical subjectivities have evolved from the previous notions of uniform subjectivity *Introduces novel autobiographical sub-genres such as autobiographical film and blogging *Theorises the fluid and ever-expanding Arab autobiographical discourse

Contents:

Introduction: writing Arab selfhood: from Taha Hysayn to blogging

Autobiography and nation-building: constructing personal identity in the postcolonial world

Writing selves on bodies

Mapping autobiographical subjectivity in the age of multiculturalism

Visions of self: filming autobiographical subjectivity

What does my avatar say about me? Autobiographical cyber-writing and postmodern identity

Conclusion: Arab autobiography in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-0632-7

0-7486-4341-9

OCLC:

1291507415