Feminism in Ahdaf Soueifs fiction

Other Title(s)

النسوية في قصص و روايات أهداف سويف

Dissertant

al-Rimawi, Adnan Abd Allah

Thesis advisor

Muslih, Tariq

University

Philadelphia University

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

Department

Department of English Language and Literature

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2007

English Abstract

-The aim of this study is to introduce an English female writer and feminist of Arab origin called Ahdaf Soueif.

The study is divided into an introduction followed by five chapters, a conclusion, a glossary of feminist related terms and a list of references.

The introduction gives a definition of feminism and a brief history of this movement.

The following chapters present a critical study of Soueif’s short stories, novels and essays, aiming at finding the feminist concerns in each one.

Chapter five differs from the other chapters ion the sense that it presents a number of women writers talking about women’s concerns in the Arab and Muslim world in particular.

The glossary consists of a number of terms I selected and paraphrased from Sarah Gamble’s Feminism and Postfeminism, which gives a wider vision of feminism such as its main objectives and movements.

It is necessary to high light two important points in this study.

First, I felt that it was important to express my opinion and to show my stand wherever necessary.

Second, I selected from each short story or novel the incidents or scenes that were necessary to lead to the feminist concern addressed here and there leaving out any irrelevant details.

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

• Woman
• Literature
• Femininity

No. of Pages

85

Table of Contents

• APA
• MLA
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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-544005