{"product_id":"9783593510118-with-the-face-of-the-enemy","title":"With the Face of the Enemy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArab American Literature since 9\/11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith the Face of the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e takes a serious look at how the aesthetics of Arab American literature reflects the many psychosocial consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan on an underexamined group of writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the past two decades, the events of September 11, 2001, have inspired a range of literary responses, as American authors grappled with new manifestations of terror, surveillance, and global war. \u003ci\u003eWith the Face of the Enemy \u003c\/i\u003efocuses specifically on the writings of Arab American authors, whose perspectives in the post-9\/11 US grant them unique insights into both the Western and Arab worlds. Using the lens of postcolonial literary theory, Katharina Motyl explores how the events of 9\/11 turned Arab Americans into enemies within their own country. Moving away from discussions of the War on Terror that declare it a “clash of civilizations” between the Muslim world and the West, the fiction and poetry dissected in this book alternates between deconstructing neo-Orientalist stereotypes and taking a critical look at the patriarchal structures that dominate Arab family life. Motyl pays special attention to texts written by Arab American women, who have radically advocated for self-determination in areas like sexuality and mode of dress, rejecting the long-held stereotypes of Arab women as either victims or sex objects. \u003ci\u003eWith the Face of the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e takes a serious look at how the aesthetics of Arab American literature reflects the many psychosocial consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan on an underexamined group of writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56326812828022,"sku":"9783593510118","price":40.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36193724_ac377fb2-624b-4e2d-969a-20fa650b5ea6.jpg?v=1758748940","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783593510118-with-the-face-of-the-enemy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}