Abstract
The rhetoric of death, birth, resurrection and haunting that has intensified around postcolonialism as an academic phenomenon is a sign of radical disciplinary transformation, one that has yet to overtake Arabic studies. Such transformation involves rethinking Arabic literary history and the theory of modernity to which it is wedded, a project that necessitates revamping the concept of comparison that Arabic and postcolonial studies have in common.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 157-173 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Interventions |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 17 2018 |
Keywords
- Arabic literature
- comparative literature
- middle East studies
- postcolonial theory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Anthropology