2019
DOI: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.42346
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Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora

Abstract: Este artigo problematiza que o vestuário não é uma mera escolha que um indivíduo faz; em vez disso, metoniza quase todos os aspectos da sua identidade. Por meio de uma análise crítica dos romancistas britânicos árabes de Fadia Faqir (2014) Willow Trees Don´t Weep e de Leila Aboulela (2010) Lyrics Alley, o artigo acentua o hábil emprego do vestuário nesses romances e destaca suas diferentes implicações. Também traz à luz a forte relação entre os personagens principais e a escolha da vestimenta. Além disso, este… Show more

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“…Rizki Dewi Apriliani (2017) distinguishes two types of veil representation in the novel which includes the veil in the East, and the veil in the West (32). Furthermore, Amani Abu Joudeh and Yousef Awad (2019) argue that dress codes play an essential role in Faqir's novel (11). In this context, one may also argue that Orientalist representations of Arab and Muslim women in the harem focused mainly on seductive apparels, reinforcing the idea that the harem is a place of licentiousness and sexual fantasy.…”
Section: "Wounded Yet Standing": Faqir's Willow Trees Don't Weepmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rizki Dewi Apriliani (2017) distinguishes two types of veil representation in the novel which includes the veil in the East, and the veil in the West (32). Furthermore, Amani Abu Joudeh and Yousef Awad (2019) argue that dress codes play an essential role in Faqir's novel (11). In this context, one may also argue that Orientalist representations of Arab and Muslim women in the harem focused mainly on seductive apparels, reinforcing the idea that the harem is a place of licentiousness and sexual fantasy.…”
Section: "Wounded Yet Standing": Faqir's Willow Trees Don't Weepmentioning
confidence: 99%