{"product_id":"gendering-civil-war-francophone-womens-writing-in-lebanon-paperback","title":"Gendering Civil War: Francophone Women's Writing in Lebanon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMireille Rebeiz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriters in contemporary Lebanon stand at the crossroads of challenging and often violent dynamics in a multi-ethnic postcolonial society where competing cultural and political forces present specific and pressing problems for women. This book examines French-language narratives published between the 1970s and the present day by Lebanese women writers focusing on the civil war of 1975-1991. Drawing on a corpus of writings by Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Etel Adnan, Evelyne Accad, Andrée Chedid, Hyam Yared, and Georgia Makhlouf, some of which has previously received little or no scholarly attention, the book examines in innovative ways the use of distinctive narrative forms to address inter-linked questions of violence, war trauma, and gender relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines how Lebanese francophone women authors wrote about the Lebanese civil war Writers in contemporary Lebanon stand at the crossroads of challenging and often violent dynamics in a multi-ethnic postcolonial society, where competing cultural and political forces present specific and pressing problems for women. This book analyses French-language narratives published between the 1970s and the present day by Lebanese women writers focusing on the civil war of 1975-91. Drawing on a corpus of writings by Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Etel Adnan, Evelyne Accad, Andrée Chedid, Hyam Yared and Georgia Makhlouf, the book examines the use of distinctive narrative forms to address inter-linked questions of violence, war trauma and gender relations. Key Features - Studies the intersection between narratology, trauma and gender in the context of non-western literature - Examines Lebanese francophone novels by first- and second-generation women writers from the 1970s to today - Advances new theories on the body, narratology and trauma Mireille Rebeiz is Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMireille Rebeiz is Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College. She is also contributing faculty to the Middle Eastern Studies Program. She earned her Ph.D. in Francophone Studies from Florida State University in the United States and a master's degree in International Law and Human Rights from Université de Rouen in France. Her research focuses on war, trauma, and gender issues in the Levant and North Africa. She published several articles in French and English in peer-reviewed American and international journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781844173088,"sku":"9781474499279","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e31047838cf67215888b5bd0fed1eb3b.webp?v=1780558737","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gendering-civil-war-francophone-womens-writing-in-lebanon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}