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Prison Narratives in the Arab World: Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria

Prison Narratives in the Arab World: Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Diana ObeidTheme:Ethnic Orientation/Middle EasternPublish date:7/23/2026Pages:168
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781666977004ISBN-10:1666977004UPC:9781666977004Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Middle Eastern StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.395Product ID:SCG7BC445V

The book examines how imprisoned Arab authors challenge regimes that seek to reduce them to "docile bodies" or worse-subject them to haywana, the process of animalization that strips prisoners of their humanity. Through clandestine writing, fragmented memory, and testimonial prose, these writers reclaim agency, redefine political subjectivity, and subvert hegemonic narratives.

Prison Narratives in the Arab World looks at the prison as more than a site of incarceration but a battlefield of meaning, memory, and identity. This study explores the political, cultural, and literary force of Arab prison writing, arguing that prose written from or about prison under authoritarian regimes constitutes a powerful form of resistance against state-sponsored silencing and dehumanization.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781666977004ISBN-10:1666977004UPC:9781666977004Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Middle Eastern StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.395Product ID:SCG7BC445V
Diana Obeid is a lecturer of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and founding co-director of Middle East and North Africa Studies at Christopher Newport University, USA. She is also the editor for the Bloomsbury Academic series Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Arab World.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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Diana Obeid

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