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Book SynopsisSpanning the 1990s to the present, the author takes in the sweep of literary and cultural texts by Arab-American writers in order to understand the ways in which their depictions of Arab homelands, whether actual or imagined, play a crucial role in shaping cultural articulations of US citizenship and belonging.
Trade Review"Engaging a stunning array of Arab American writers, Fadda-Conrey offers an original analysis of the ways in which Arab American literature articulates new forms of citizenship, forms that are transnational in scope and that reconfigure notions of geography and belonging. This will be the go-to book on Arab American literature." -- Evelyn Alsultany,author of Arabs and Muslims in the Media
"Fadda-Conrey's work is sure to make a lasting impact on the way we think about not only Arab American artistic and cultural production but also the relationship between ethnic identity, American citizenship, and transnational belonging." * MELUS *
"This book can be read as an introduction to Arab-American literature or as a reference to enrich ones understanding of this relatively new and exciting field. Fadda-Conrey writes with passion and analytical precision about a topic in which she is obviously well versed and deeply involved." * Jordan Times *
"[Fadda-Conreys] preference for the term & transnational enactments allows for such variances as physical mobility and imaginative attachment and favors & larger structures of belonging." * American Literary Scholarship *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Transnational Arab-American Belonging 1 Reimagining the Ancestral Arab Homeland 2 To the Arab Homeland and Back: Narratives of Returns and Rearrivals 3 Translocal Connections between the US and the Arab World 4 Representing Arabs and Muslims in the US after 9/11: Gender, Religion, and Citizenship Conclusion: Transnational Solidarity and the Arab UprisingsNotes Works Cited Index About the Author
