Date of Graduation
5-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (PhD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
Advisor/Mentor
Mohja Kahf
Committee Member
Yajaira Padilla
Second Committee Member
Lisa Hinrichsen
Keywords
Arabic Literature, Arab Immigrant, Arab Refugees, Citizenship, Gender, Sexuality
Abstract
This study provides a comparative analysis of various representations of sexuality in seven transnational Arab cultural productions: Salim Haddad's Guapa (2016), Rabih Alameddine's The Angel of History (2016), Ahmed Dany Ramadan's The Clothesline Swing (2017), Hasan Namir's God in Pink (2015), Fadia Abboud's I Luv U But (2016), Alissar Gazal's Lesbanese (2008), and Ayse Toprak's Mr. Gay Syria (2017). These productions demonstrate a range of experiences of discrimination and trauma experienced by queer Arab immigrants and refugees in Europe, the U.S. and Canada, as their national identities continue to be regarded as obstacles preventing them from fully integrating into the dominant liberal queer community. I argue that LGBTQ Arabs have developed different ways of achieving a sense of belonging in disaporic communities. They have also managed to bring their sexuality to the forefront of their lived experiences while tackling the many social challenges facing Arabs and especially Muslim Arabs today.
Citation
Fares, N. (2018). Queer Arab Writing Across Borders: Sexual Citizenship and Acts of Belonging. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2635
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons