The representation of refugees' crisis through the lenses of Edward Said's orientalism : a post-colonial study of Khaled Hosseini's the Kite Runner
Other Title(s)
تمثيل أزمة اللاجئين من خلال عدسة الاستشراق لإدوارد سعيد : دراسة ما بعد الاستعمار في "عداء الطائرات الورقية" لخالد حسيني
Joint Authors
Rashid, Lamya Ahmad
Hamad, Rim Adnan
Source
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (31 Oct. 2021), pp.120-133, 14 p.
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2021-10-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Said's orientalism theory identifies what he calls the false picture of the Orient or the East produced by western scholars, historians, cultural and legal theorists, and colonial rulers, given the West's primary goal of controlling everything in the East.
Therefore, Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner has a historic relevance to the post-September events, which some critics see as if Hosseini, as an Afghan writer, is trying to ease the tight seclusion of Afghan immigrants in America.
Hosseini is demanding to show a new vision of his country and change Western feelings towards Afghanistan from hatred to sympathy.
The Kite Runner introduces itself as a novel that challenges the simplistic opposition between the West and the Middle East by building a bridge of understanding to the other culture, explaining to the West and the rest of the world that Afghanistan is more than rockets and gunshots in relation to Said's Orientalism.
Since Afghanistan is stereotyped as a war zone neglecting its citizens, history, and traditions, Khaled Hosseini comes to change these wrong perceptions, in which this research discusses this matter in detail shedding light on the historical background of Afghanistan's refugee crisis.
He paints a vivid image of refugees and the obstacles they face as they escape to a new country, in relation to the actions of the novel, and a postcolonial reading to analyze the other.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rashid, Lamya Ahmad& Hamad, Rim Adnan. 2021. The representation of refugees' crisis through the lenses of Edward Said's orientalism : a post-colonial study of Khaled Hosseini's the Kite Runner. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.120-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358778
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rashid, Lamya Ahmad& Hamad, Rim Adnan. The representation of refugees' crisis through the lenses of Edward Said's orientalism : a post-colonial study of Khaled Hosseini's the Kite Runner. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 5, no. 1 (Oct. 2021), pp.120-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358778
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rashid, Lamya Ahmad& Hamad, Rim Adnan. The representation of refugees' crisis through the lenses of Edward Said's orientalism : a post-colonial study of Khaled Hosseini's the Kite Runner. Journal of Language Studies. 2021. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.120-133.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358778
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1358778