Breaking broken English : Black-Arab literary solidarities and the politics of language /

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Black-Arab political and cultural solidarity has had a long and rich history in the United States. That alliance is once again exerting a powerful influence on American society as Black American and Arab American activists and cultural workers are joining forces in formations like the Movement for B...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hartman, Michelle (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Critical Arab American studies.
Subjects:
American literature > Arab American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
African Americans > Languages.
Politics in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Ethnic relations in literature.
Social movements > United States.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine arabe > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Langues.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Relations interethniques dans la littérature.
Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Languages
American literature > African American authors
American literature > Arab American authors
Ethnic relations in literature
Politics in literature
Social movements
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Building a theory of language, poetics, and politics in the break
  • Homage as a politics of solidarity: coalition building and Arab American poetry
  • Palestine, or a language as home: Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin
  • Stories to pass on: Randa Jarrar's languages of race, sexuality, and gender
  • "The most pressing causes of our times": translating Radwa Ashour translating Black America
  • Conclusions: breaking to get free.

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