Trials of Arab Modernity : : Literary Affects and the New Political / / Tarek El-Ariss.

Challenging prevalent conceptualizations of modernity—which treat it either as a Western ideology imposed by colonialism or as a universal narrative of progress and innovation—this study instead offers close readings of the simultaneous performances and contestations of modernity staged in works by...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fantasy of the Imam -- 3. Aversion to Civilization -- 4. Staging the Colonial Encounter -- 5. Majnun Strikes Back -- 6. Hacking the Modern -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
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Challenging prevalent conceptualizations of modernity—which treat it either as a Western ideology imposed by colonialism or as a universal narrative of progress and innovation—this study instead offers close readings of the simultaneous performances and contestations of modernity staged in works by authors such as Rifa’a al-Tahtawi, Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, Tayeb Salih, Hanan al-Shaykh, Hamdi Abu Golayyel, and Ahmad Alaidy.In dialogue with affect theory, deconstruction, and psychoanalysis, the book reveals these trials to be a violent and ongoing confrontation with and within modernity. In pointed and witty prose, El-Ariss bridges the gap between Nahda (the so-called Arab project of Enlightenment) and postcolonial and postmodern fiction.
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Arabic literature History and criticism 20th century.
Arabic literature History and criticism 21st century.
Literature, Experimental Arab countries History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature) Arab countries.
Literary Studies.
Middle Eastern Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern. bisacsh
Affect Theory.
Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq.
Ahmed Alaidy.
Arab Spring.
Arabic Literature.
Hanan al-Shaykh.
Nahda.
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi.
Tayeb Salih.
Travel Literature.
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Translation and Transliteration --
1. Introduction --
2. Fantasy of the Imam --
3. Aversion to Civilization --
4. Staging the Colonial Encounter --
5. Majnun Strikes Back --
6. Hacking the Modern --
7. Conclusion --
Notes --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Translation and Transliteration --
1. Introduction --
2. Fantasy of the Imam --
3. Aversion to Civilization --
4. Staging the Colonial Encounter --
5. Majnun Strikes Back --
6. Hacking the Modern --
7. Conclusion --
Notes --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Translation and Transliteration --
1. Introduction --
2. Fantasy of the Imam --
3. Aversion to Civilization --
4. Staging the Colonial Encounter --
5. Majnun Strikes Back --
6. Hacking the Modern --
7. Conclusion --
Notes --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Index
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