The representation of Arabs in Naomi Shihab Nye’s Habibi and Diana Abu Jaber’s crescent
Other Title(s)
صورة العرب في رواية حبيبي لنعومي شهاب ناي ورواية الهلال لديانا أبو جابر
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2022
Arabic Abstract
هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على كيفية تمثيل نعومي ناي للعرب في روايتها حبيبي.
وبنفس الطريقة، كيف تمثل ديانا أبو جابر العرب في روايتها الهلال.
هدفت الدراسة أيضا إلى المقارنة بين تمثيل الكاتبتين للعرب.
ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، تم استخدام نظرية ما بعد الاستعمار الأدبية في تحليل المحتوى وخاصة مفاهيم إدوارد سعيد عن الغرب والشرق.
أظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن الكاتبتين صورتا العرب بطريقة إيجابية وسلبية كما وأن الروايتين تحتويان على مجموعة من المفاهيم التي أثرت على الأمريكيين العرب، كفقدان الهوية، والتهجين والتعددية الثقافية التي أثرت على قيمهم الثقافية وخلال هذا التمثيل ظهر التناقد في تصوير الكاتبتين للعرب.
English Abstract
The study aims to identify how Noami Shihab Nye represents Arabs in her novel, Habibi.
In the same way, the study also aims to explore how Diana Abu-Jaber represents Arabs in her novel, Crescent.
Additionally, the study attempts to compare and contrast between the two writers’ representations of Arabs in their novels.
To achieve the objectives of the study, the theory of Post-colonialism is used, and specifically the views of Edward Said on Orientalism are applied on both novels.
The study concludes with how both Arab-American authors, Naomi Shihab Nye and Diana Abu Jaber represent their Arab characters in their works, Habibi and Crescent, in an ambivalent way, sometimes in a positive way and other times in a negative way.
The study also concludes with a set of concepts that have affected Arab-Americans, such as lack of identity, hybridity, and multiculturalism, that have influenced their cultural values.
These representations are also considered ambivalent.
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
63
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter one: Introduction.
Chapter two: Review of related literature.
Chapter three: Methodology and procedures.
Chapter four: Analysis.
Chapter five: Conclusions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Umari, Ihab Hashim. (2022). The representation of Arabs in Naomi Shihab Nye’s Habibi and Diana Abu Jaber’s crescent. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501057
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Umari, Ihab Hashim. The representation of Arabs in Naomi Shihab Nye’s Habibi and Diana Abu Jaber’s crescent. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2022).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501057
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Umari, Ihab Hashim. (2022). The representation of Arabs in Naomi Shihab Nye’s Habibi and Diana Abu Jaber’s crescent. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501057
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-1501057
