Naomi Shihab Nye’s Sitti’s secrets : poetics of homeland
Other Title(s)
سردية الوطن في (أسرار ستي) لنعومي شهاب ناي
Author
Source
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.43-58, 16 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sitti's Secrets (SS) was published in 1994.
one year after the Oslo Accords, which saw the Palestinians sign peace agreements with Israel.
The Accords, which led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority, an interim entity to govern the West Bank and Gaza, 'promised much, though in reality delivered very little that was tangible" (Hastedt <£ Lybeck.
2014.p.
71).
But Nye was writing at a time when the Accords still exercised a hold on the global imagination with the promise of lasting peace in the region.
This paper seeks to examine the story as an affective articulation of Nye's vision of the past and the future of her father's homeland.
Nye uses the story to create an affective-discursive landscape that enunciates an essentiabst.
one might even argue reductionist, vision of Palestine, but such essentialism is deployed strategically to serve a political message about Palestinian rights, history and rootedness, and the hope for peace.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mahadin, Lama. 2017. Naomi Shihab Nye’s Sitti’s secrets : poetics of homeland. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.43-58.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821969
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mahadin, Lama. Naomi Shihab Nye’s Sitti’s secrets : poetics of homeland. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies Vol. 20, no. 1 (2017), pp.43-58.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821969
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mahadin, Lama. Naomi Shihab Nye’s Sitti’s secrets : poetics of homeland. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies. 2017. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.43-58.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821969
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 56-58
Record ID
BIM-821969