Women, writing and the Iraqi Baʻthist State : contending discourses of resistance and collaboration, 1968-2003 /

Explores discourses on gender and representations of women in modern Iraqi fiction. By exploring discourses on gender in both propaganda and high art fictional writings by Iraqis, this book offers an alternative narrative of the literary and cultural history of Iraq.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Al-Hassan, Hawraa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.
Colección:Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature.
Temas:
Ḥizb al-Baʻth al-ʻArabī al-Ishtirākī (Iraq)
1900-1999
Arabic fiction > Iraq > History and criticism.
Arabic fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Arabic fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Politics and literature > Iraq.
Roman irakien > Histoire et critique.
Roman arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Politique et littérature > Irak.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
Arabic fiction.
Arabic fiction > Women authors.
Politics and literature.
Social conditions.
Iraq > Social conditions > 20th century.
Irak > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Iraq.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Women, wars and weapons : mapping the cultural battlefield of Ba'thist Iraq
  • 1. History writing and canon-making : the place of women in narratives of the Iran-Iraq War
  • 2. The infamous Iraqi majidat : chastity, chivalry and collective identity in the novels of Saddam Hussein
  • 3. Fighting fire with fire : the Islamic novel in Iraq and the battle for hearts and minds
  • 4. The national gets personal : autobiographical writings by Iraqi women
  • Conclusion : Binaries, bonds and moving beyond the Ba'th.

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