Struggling for the centre from the periphery
The fiction of Zaynab Hifni
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12924007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soraya Altorki (American University in Cairo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 352-361 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Arab Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0920 • E-ISSN: 1755-0912 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17550912.2010.494410 |
| OpenAlex | W1966186037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The premise of this article is that anthropologists may examine how literature (and novels in particular) can be used by women to create meanings, and how these meanings are relevant to the lives of people in societies. It pursues this theme in the writings of Zaynab Hifni, a prominent younger-generation author whose works have been distributed widely in the Arab world, if not in her native Saudi Arabia. Writing in the realist tradition, Hifni seeks to challenge male-dominated discourses by exploring ways in which women can interpret cultural values and symbols for themselves and thus broaden their scope for choices
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Premise · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |