The Appropriation of Tradition in Selected Works of Contemporary Arab Women Writers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11015253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fadia Suyoufie (1Yarmouk University), Fadia F Suyoufie (0000-0002-2187-9769, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 216-249 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Arabic Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-2376 • E-ISSN: 1570-064X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006408x330463 |
| OpenAlex | W2026867513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study aims at discussing the appropriation of traditional material in selected works of contemporary Arab women writers. While such appropriation is conceived as a subversive strategy of self-empowerment, it also offers a venue of cultural self-critique and re-evaluation of the self. Reclaiming the lost tradition of telling stories, these writers assume the role of Shahrazād to contest male dominance. Whether they simply adopt this role, reinterpret, or undermine it, these writers have got much to say about reacting to tradition in general and to androcentric hegemony in particular
Aesthetics · Appropriation · Art · CONTEST · Cultural appropriation · Cultural hegemony · Dominance (genetics · Empowerment · Epistemology · Hegemony · Literature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |