Cultural production and social movements after the Arab Spring: nationalism, politics, and transnational identity
London:
Tauris
(2021), xii, 250 pp., figures, tables, index
ISBN 978-0-7556-3421-7 (online); 978-0-7556-3419-4 (pdf); 978-0-7556-4127-7 (pbk); 978-0-7556-3418-7 (hbk)
CC BY
"This book provides an original contribution to current social and cultural theory on Arab social movements by giving a fuller historical and critical treatment of contemporary artistic and cultural production from the region and beyond. Thematically structured and covering culture, media, politics, and literary studies, the book uses a range of theoretical material that engages readers in three key ways. First, it adopts a critical standpoint with respect to the term "Arab Spring," recognizing the multiple interpretations and varied geographical, historical, and political realities of the term. Second, its focus on carefully selected case studies - namely, Egypt, Tunis, Syria, and Yemen - adds depth to analysis of the cultural, literary and artistic dimensions that operate fluidly across the Arab world. Third, it presents a methodological case study for the growing community of researchers involved in interdisciplinary education." (Publisher)
Contents
I. SENSES OF BELONGING: EXPLORATIONS OF TRANSCULTURAL SPACES
1 Transculturation in a changing Arab world: engaging contexts in conversation / Eid Mohamed, 13
2 Identity politics and digital space: Adel Abidin's Abidin travels: Welcome to Baghdad / Jenna Ann Altomonte, 29
3 Transcultural Arab identities in the West: Canadian -- Arab youth navigating culture, identity, and belonging / Bessma Momani and Melissa Finn, 45
4 Reshaping social practice in post-Arab Spring Egypt: expression of identity and affiliation in new media / Mohamed Hassan, 63
II. MIGRATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF SUBJECTIVATION
5 Refugees as a hybridizing force in the Jordanian society / Barkuzar Dubbati, 83
6 Ontological citizenship: a realignment of rights and responsibilities between the individual and the state(s) in 21st century migration and transnationalism / Saeed A. Khan, 101
III. TRANSCULTURAL DIMENSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ARAB LITERATURE AND CULTURE
7 Changing geography: transcultural Arab identity in the age of the EU / Katie Logan, 121
8 The fractured music of Arab-Jewish friendships: Waguih Ghali's Beer in the snooker club and Ismaël Ferroukhi's Free men / Caroline Rooney, 151
9 Hédi Bouraoui: Transcultural sense of belonging / Abderrahman Beggar, 163
10 Poetics of the virtual: technology and revolution in the poetry of Sghaier Ouled Ahmed / Hager Ben Driss, 189
IV. OCCUPYING INTERSTICES AND THE AESTHETICS OF DISSENT
11 Interstitial space of the art of protest / Hamid Dabashi, 205
12 The chaos of a scream: a critical reading of Houthis' Sarkha in Yemen / Waleed F. Mahdi, 223
1 Transculturation in a changing Arab world: engaging contexts in conversation / Eid Mohamed, 13
2 Identity politics and digital space: Adel Abidin's Abidin travels: Welcome to Baghdad / Jenna Ann Altomonte, 29
3 Transcultural Arab identities in the West: Canadian -- Arab youth navigating culture, identity, and belonging / Bessma Momani and Melissa Finn, 45
4 Reshaping social practice in post-Arab Spring Egypt: expression of identity and affiliation in new media / Mohamed Hassan, 63
II. MIGRATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF SUBJECTIVATION
5 Refugees as a hybridizing force in the Jordanian society / Barkuzar Dubbati, 83
6 Ontological citizenship: a realignment of rights and responsibilities between the individual and the state(s) in 21st century migration and transnationalism / Saeed A. Khan, 101
III. TRANSCULTURAL DIMENSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ARAB LITERATURE AND CULTURE
7 Changing geography: transcultural Arab identity in the age of the EU / Katie Logan, 121
8 The fractured music of Arab-Jewish friendships: Waguih Ghali's Beer in the snooker club and Ismaël Ferroukhi's Free men / Caroline Rooney, 151
9 Hédi Bouraoui: Transcultural sense of belonging / Abderrahman Beggar, 163
10 Poetics of the virtual: technology and revolution in the poetry of Sghaier Ouled Ahmed / Hager Ben Driss, 189
IV. OCCUPYING INTERSTICES AND THE AESTHETICS OF DISSENT
11 Interstitial space of the art of protest / Hamid Dabashi, 205
12 The chaos of a scream: a critical reading of Houthis' Sarkha in Yemen / Waleed F. Mahdi, 223
