Arab-American Literature: Origins and Developments
Although Arab-American literature has been in existence in the U.S. for over a century, it has only recently begun to be recognized as part of the ethnic landscape of literary America. However, the last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in publication by Arab-American writers. This literary...
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Göttingen University Press
2008-12-01
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| author | Lisa Suhair Majaj |
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| description | Although Arab-American literature has been in existence in the U.S. for over a century, it has only recently begun to be recognized as part of the ethnic landscape of literary America. However, the last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in publication by Arab-American writers. This literary burgeoning reflects in part the shifting historical, social, and political contexts that have pushed Arab-Americans to the foreground, creating both new spaces for their voices and new urgencies of expression, as well as the flourishing creativity of these writers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-100bbc408ba446bfaef844e1d388e7012022-12-21T22:39:52ZengGöttingen University PressAmerican Studies Journal1433-52392008-12-01522Arab-American Literature: Origins and DevelopmentsLisa Suhair MajajAlthough Arab-American literature has been in existence in the U.S. for over a century, it has only recently begun to be recognized as part of the ethnic landscape of literary America. However, the last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in publication by Arab-American writers. This literary burgeoning reflects in part the shifting historical, social, and political contexts that have pushed Arab-Americans to the foreground, creating both new spaces for their voices and new urgencies of expression, as well as the flourishing creativity of these writers.http://www.asjournal.org/archive/52/150.htmlArab AmericanliteratureU.S.United States |
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| title | Arab-American Literature: Origins and Developments |
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| title_short | Arab-American Literature: Origins and Developments |
| title_sort | arab american literature origins and developments |
| topic | Arab American literature U.S. United States |
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