Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems
Other Title(s)
تجرع الألم بالفكاهة للشاعر شيرمن الإكسي : في ألبومه قصائد و قصص من عمل الرقص الحالم
Joint Authors
al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah
al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad
Source
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (31 Jan. 2020), pp.137-147, 11 p.
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2020-01-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
For the time being Native Americans still doubt and question their status amid the American nation.
The consciousness of being marginal and subjugated appears clearly in their literature.
Within the rising voices that echo widely against repression and injustice, they have had their voice, a voice that reflects historical agony, cultural deprivation, and political stings.
Moreover, what distinguishes their voices is the amount of mutilation and loss that turns into humor and sarcasm.
This voice ceaselessly tries to bring back a fragmented identity from ashes.
Sherman Alexie, a poet, novelist, short story writer, filmmaker, essayist, and comedian, is one of the best to adopt the role of fighting for his people to reclaim their status.
His people and their dignified and excruciating survival inform much of his multi-genre works and unify his style.
Frequently, the black humor technique pops up in his poems to show, on the one hand, the considerable amount of pain and, on the other, to make this pain For the time being Native Americans still doubt and question their status amid the American nation.
The consciousness of being marginal and subjugated appears clearly in their literature.
Within the rising voices that echo widely against repression and injustice, they have had their voice, a voice that reflects historical agony, cultural deprivation, and political stings.
Moreover, what distinguishes their voices is the amount of mutilation and loss that turns into humor and sarcasm.
This voice ceaselessly tries to bring back a fragmented identity from ashes.
Sherman Alexie, a poet, novelist, short story writer, filmmaker, essayist, and comedian, is one of the best to adopt the role of fighting for his people to reclaim their status.
His people and their dignified and excruciating survival inform much of his multi-genre works and unify his style.
Frequently, the black humor technique pops up in his poems to show, on the one hand, the considerable amount of pain and, on the other, to make this pain bearable.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. 2020. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (Jan. 2020), pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1293841