Advisor | Taylor, Richard C., 1956- | en_US |
Author | Benenhaley, Anne Z. | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2015-02-02T19:24:52Z | |
Date Available | 2015-02-02T19:24:52Z | |
Date of Issue | 2015 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4644 | |
Description | This thesis explores both works of fiction and non-fiction through which several Middle Eastern and Arab-American women writers have rebelled against traditional religious and ethical standards of their cultures in order to assert their individuality and independence. The writers represented--Darina Al-Joundi, Fadia Faqir, Lucette Lagnado, Elif Shafak, Teresa Nicholas, and numerous short story writers--adeptly display how the worlds of Middle Eastern and Arab-American women often extend beyond the expected roles of wives and mothers, often at the encouragement of their non-traditional Middle Eastern fathers. In several of these works, women flout gender and societal expectations despite enormous pressure to hold to traditional values; sometimes, women rebel against the wishes of their fathers (and brothers) or, in some cases, they rebel because of a lack of male influence in their lives. | en_US |
Extent | 77 p. | en_US |
Format Medium | dissertations, academic | en_US |
Language | | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Women's studies | en_US |
Subject | Middle Eastern studies | en_US |
Subject | Brothers | en_US |
Subject | Childlessness | en_US |
Subject | Incest | en_US |
Subject | Mental illness | en_US |
Subject | Patriarchy | en_US |
Subject | Rape | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Fathers and daughters in literature | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Brothers and sisters in literature | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Absentee fathers--In literature | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Middle Eastern literature | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Arab American women--In literature | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Arab American women--Fiction | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Women--Middle East--Fiction | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Al-Joundi, Darina, 1968- --Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Faqir, Fadia, 1956- --Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Lagnado, Lucette--Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Shafak, Elif, 1971- --Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Nicholas, Teresa--Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Golley, Nawar Al-Hassan, 1961- --Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Adnan, Etel--Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Ṭūqān, Fadwá--Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Joseph, Suad--Criticism and interpretation | |
Title | "DARKNESS, DIRT, DEVIANCE"--AND DADDY : PATRILINEAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THE NEGOTIATION OF WOMANHOOD IN THE LITERATURE OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND ARAB-AMERICAN WOMEN | en_US |
Type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
Department | English | en_US |
Degree | M.A. | en_US |