Salam Mir
Biographic Data
| ID | 6364402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Salam Mir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Salam |
| FAMILY NAME | Mir |
| SIGNATURE | MIR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-7448-8286 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Books in Brief
Of all the books that have been published about the Genocide
Ilan Pappé’s Lobbying for Zionism Across the Atlantic: The Contemporary Context
Books in Brief
Viet Thanh Nguyen has produced a deep meditation on the intersectionality of self and other vis--vis identity, language, and writing.Partly autobiographical, partly critical, and partly political, the prestigious Norton Lectures, delivered at Harvard University and collected in this volume, illuminate his insights as he finds his voice.Not only is his sense of being a refugee from war-torn Vietnam conjoined with his education in English and Ameri…
Books in Brief
Arab Studies Quarterly
Arab Studies Quarterly
The Art and Politics of Emile Habiby II
In The Secret Life of Saeed, the Pessoptimist , Emile Habiby (1922–1996) addresses the question of Palestinian historiography during the Mandate period through Al-Nakba of 1948 and the second defeat of the Arabs by Israel, in the 1967 June War. Having remained in what became Israel, the Palestinian writer tells the history from the Palestinian perspective and from the “insider's” perspective, to rehabilitate the misperceptions about Arabs and the…
Mourid Barghouti: The Blessings of Exile
Although the reputation of poet Mourid Barghouti (b. 1944) in the west rests on two personal memoirs, this article suggests that Barghouti's poetry deserves equal recognition. The long poem in Midnight and Other Poems (2005), the subject of this article, wrestles with the options of the modern exile. Suffused with memory, I argue that Midnight opens a creative window out of multiple historical sites and personal encounters that interrogates the n…
Political Engagement: The Palestinian Confessional Genre
The personal struggle and creative achievement of Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003), one of the most celebrated poets in the Arab world, signify the plight of the Palestinian people in the twentieth century. Her autobiography, A Mountainous Journey, An Autobiography , integrates the personal and collective struggle within the context of Arab-Muslim history. This article will explore the established poet's shift to the confessional genre as the Palestinian …
Palestinian Literature: Occupation and Exile
This article explores the origins of Palestinian literature vis-à-vis the historical, political and literary backgrounds of Palestine. It argues that understanding the forces that informed Palestinian writers is necessary to appreciate this literature. From the British Mandate to 1948 and its aftermath to the 1967 War and the continued Occupation, the article looks at major themes as writers search for imaginative forms to reconstruct their histo…
Arab Studies Quarterly
Palestinian Literature: Occupation and Exile
This article explores the origins of Palestinian literature vis-à-vis the historical, political and literary backgrounds of Palestine. It argues that understanding the forces that informed Palestinian writers is necessary to appreciate this literature. From the British Mandate to 1948 and its aftermath to the 1967 War and the continued Occupation, the article looks at major themes as writers search for imaginative forms to reconstruct their histo…
Arab Studies Quarterly
Political Engagement: The Palestinian Confessional Genre
The personal struggle and creative achievement of Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003), one of the most celebrated poets in the Arab world, signify the plight of the Palestinian people in the twentieth century. Her autobiography, A Mountainous Journey, An Autobiography , integrates the personal and collective struggle within the context of Arab-Muslim history. This article will explore the established poet's shift to the confessional genre as the Palestinian …
Palestinian Literature: Occupation and Exile
This article explores the origins of Palestinian literature vis-à-vis the historical, political and literary backgrounds of Palestine. It argues that understanding the forces that informed Palestinian writers is necessary to appreciate this literature. From the British Mandate to 1948 and its aftermath to the 1967 War and the continued Occupation, the article looks at major themes as writers search for imaginative forms to reconstruct their histo…
The Art and Politics of Emile Habiby II
In The Secret Life of Saeed, the Pessoptimist , Emile Habiby (1922–1996) addresses the question of Palestinian historiography during the Mandate period through Al-Nakba of 1948 and the second defeat of the Arabs by Israel, in the 1967 June War. Having remained in what became Israel, the Palestinian writer tells the history from the Palestinian perspective and from the “insider's” perspective, to rehabilitate the misperceptions about Arabs and the…
Mourid Barghouti: The Blessings of Exile
Although the reputation of poet Mourid Barghouti (b. 1944) in the west rests on two personal memoirs, this article suggests that Barghouti's poetry deserves equal recognition. The long poem in Midnight and Other Poems (2005), the subject of this article, wrestles with the options of the modern exile. Suffused with memory, I argue that Midnight opens a creative window out of multiple historical sites and personal encounters that interrogates the n…
Books in Brief
Arab Studies Quarterly
Arab Studies Quarterly
Books in Brief
Of all the books that have been published about the Genocide
Ilan Pappé’s Lobbying for Zionism Across the Atlantic: The Contemporary Context
Books in Brief
Viet Thanh Nguyen has produced a deep meditation on the intersectionality of self and other vis--vis identity, language, and writing.Partly autobiographical, partly critical, and partly political, the prestigious Norton Lectures, delivered at Harvard University and collected in this volume, illuminate his insights as he finds his voice.Not only is his sense of being a refugee from war-torn Vietnam conjoined with his education in English and Ameri…
Middle East Politics and Society (7 works) · History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Literature (4 works)