R Alhashmi
Biographic Data
| ID | 54303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Alhashmi |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Alhashmi |
| SIGNATURE | ALHASHMI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4592-2717 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Review of “Climate Change and the Future of the City
Teresa Pepe’s (2023) “Climate Change and the Future of the City: Arabic Science Fiction as Climate Fiction in Egypt and Iraq”1 is a groundbreaking contribution to the study of Arabic science fiction (ASF) and its cross-genre of critical dystopian fiction. It illuminates interesting insights into the production of ASF after the Arab Spring that intersects with global climate fiction (cli-fi),2 demonstrating how Arab authors participate in the curr…
Dystopia in Basma Abdel Aziz’s writings
Diglossia between Edge and Bridge in Arabic Science Fiction
This article examines the transcription of diglossia in Basma Abdel Aziz’s The Queue (al-Tábúr 2013; translated into English by Elisabeth Jaquette in 2016) and Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (Frānkishtāyn fī Baghdad 2013; translated into English by Jonathan Wright in 2018), and how it is rendered in translation. The article argues that Abdel Aziz and Saadawi encapsulate diglossia in their novels to crystallize the immediacy of sociopolit…
Paradigms of Power in Postcolonial Translation
This essay examines Mohammad Rabie's Otared (Arabic 2014; English 2016) and Ahmed Saadawi's Frankenstein in Baghdad (Arabic 2013; English 2018) with an emphasis on the transformation of dystopia. I argue that Rabie and Saadawi have constructed their dystopian novels under the influence of Western literature while being directly affected by the dire political situations that they find themselves in. Rabie engages with the Arab Spring and the far-r…
The Maps of identity in Frankenstein in Baghdad
This article focuses on the English translation of Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (2018), emphasizing the direct connection between home and identity in Iraq against the backdrop of colonial Baghdad. Saadawi’s text manifests a sophisticated and intricate allegory of Iraqi society in terms of identity and socio-political upheaval in the aftermath of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Through the metaphor of “the Whatsitsname,” which c…
IAN CAMPBELL, Arabic Science Fiction (London
According to Campbell, Snir's work disregards the fact that ASF provides a critique of relevant societal issues. Campbell rather asserts that the genre is profoundly concerned with a "social commentary" in its own surrounding, albeit implicitly. He points out that allegory is a distinctly salient feature of ASF writing, serving as a protective mechanism against censorship. Therefore, ASF writers are forced to allegorically reveal their voices and…
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IAN CAMPBELL, Arabic Science Fiction (London
According to Campbell, Snir's work disregards the fact that ASF provides a critique of relevant societal issues. Campbell rather asserts that the genre is profoundly concerned with a "social commentary" in its own surrounding, albeit implicitly. He points out that allegory is a distinctly salient feature of ASF writing, serving as a protective mechanism against censorship. Therefore, ASF writers are forced to allegorically reveal their voices and…
The Maps of identity in Frankenstein in Baghdad
This article focuses on the English translation of Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (2018), emphasizing the direct connection between home and identity in Iraq against the backdrop of colonial Baghdad. Saadawi’s text manifests a sophisticated and intricate allegory of Iraqi society in terms of identity and socio-political upheaval in the aftermath of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Through the metaphor of “the Whatsitsname,” which c…
Diglossia between Edge and Bridge in Arabic Science Fiction
This article examines the transcription of diglossia in Basma Abdel Aziz’s The Queue (al-Tábúr 2013; translated into English by Elisabeth Jaquette in 2016) and Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (Frānkishtāyn fī Baghdad 2013; translated into English by Jonathan Wright in 2018), and how it is rendered in translation. The article argues that Abdel Aziz and Saadawi encapsulate diglossia in their novels to crystallize the immediacy of sociopolit…
Paradigms of Power in Postcolonial Translation
This essay examines Mohammad Rabie's Otared (Arabic 2014; English 2016) and Ahmed Saadawi's Frankenstein in Baghdad (Arabic 2013; English 2018) with an emphasis on the transformation of dystopia. I argue that Rabie and Saadawi have constructed their dystopian novels under the influence of Western literature while being directly affected by the dire political situations that they find themselves in. Rabie engages with the Arab Spring and the far-r…
A Review of “Climate Change and the Future of the City
Teresa Pepe’s (2023) “Climate Change and the Future of the City: Arabic Science Fiction as Climate Fiction in Egypt and Iraq”1 is a groundbreaking contribution to the study of Arabic science fiction (ASF) and its cross-genre of critical dystopian fiction. It illuminates interesting insights into the production of ASF after the Arab Spring that intersects with global climate fiction (cli-fi),2 demonstrating how Arab authors participate in the curr…
Dystopia in Basma Abdel Aziz’s writings
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