The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings
The present article seeks to analyze the representation of Yemeni culture in early 20th century British travel writings. It questions the British travel writings as merely stereotypical texts or regard them as vital historical documents. This article also tries to locate different themes that have b...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
EDP Sciences
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | SHS Web of Conferences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/30/shsconf_qqr2021_02001.pdf |
| _version_ | 1819130428405055488 |
|---|---|
| author | Mannaa Bandar Benlarabi Naima |
| author_facet | Mannaa Bandar Benlarabi Naima |
| author_sort | Mannaa Bandar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The present article seeks to analyze the representation of Yemeni culture in early 20th century British travel writings. It questions the British travel writings as merely stereotypical texts or regard them as vital historical documents. This article also tries to locate different themes that have been deploying by British writers in the respective period. The chosen works are by Harold Ingrams (1937) and Freya Stark (1948), which have shown different features about the relationship between Yemeni culture and the British attitude. I used the postcolonial theory and Orientalism as approaches to analyze the works under examination. In the analysis, I argued that a writer’s choice for language and content entails a lot of differences, which reflects the location of Yemeni culture in the eyes of the Western encounters, particularly British travelers’ accounts. Finally, I revealed how two writers have portrayed Yemeni culture, its land, people, and presented diverse images of Yemen to emphasize my assumption that British travel writings on Yemen are both diverse and complex in their representation. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T08:59:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-478bfbf2a25947c9bcb58a67597f02cb |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2261-2424 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T08:59:27Z |
| publishDate | 2021-01-01 |
| publisher | EDP Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | SHS Web of Conferences |
| spelling | doaj.art-478bfbf2a25947c9bcb58a67597f02cb2022-12-21T18:31:46ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242021-01-011190200110.1051/shsconf/202111902001shsconf_qqr2021_02001The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel WritingsMannaa Bandar0Benlarabi Naima1A doctoral Student at Faculty of Languages, letters and Arts, Ibn Tofail UniversityA Professor at faculty of languages, letters, and Arts, Ibn Tofail UniversityThe present article seeks to analyze the representation of Yemeni culture in early 20th century British travel writings. It questions the British travel writings as merely stereotypical texts or regard them as vital historical documents. This article also tries to locate different themes that have been deploying by British writers in the respective period. The chosen works are by Harold Ingrams (1937) and Freya Stark (1948), which have shown different features about the relationship between Yemeni culture and the British attitude. I used the postcolonial theory and Orientalism as approaches to analyze the works under examination. In the analysis, I argued that a writer’s choice for language and content entails a lot of differences, which reflects the location of Yemeni culture in the eyes of the Western encounters, particularly British travelers’ accounts. Finally, I revealed how two writers have portrayed Yemeni culture, its land, people, and presented diverse images of Yemen to emphasize my assumption that British travel writings on Yemen are both diverse and complex in their representation.https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/30/shsconf_qqr2021_02001.pdfthe representationbritish travel writingsorientalismyemeni culture |
| spellingShingle | Mannaa Bandar Benlarabi Naima The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings SHS Web of Conferences the representation british travel writings orientalism yemeni culture |
| title | The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings |
| title_full | The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings |
| title_fullStr | The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings |
| title_short | The Representation of Yemeni Culture in Early 20th Century British Travel Writings |
| title_sort | representation of yemeni culture in early 20th century british travel writings |
| topic | the representation british travel writings orientalism yemeni culture |
| url | https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/30/shsconf_qqr2021_02001.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mannaabandar therepresentationofyemenicultureinearly20thcenturybritishtravelwritings AT benlarabinaima therepresentationofyemenicultureinearly20thcenturybritishtravelwritings AT mannaabandar representationofyemenicultureinearly20thcenturybritishtravelwritings AT benlarabinaima representationofyemenicultureinearly20thcenturybritishtravelwritings |