The non-national in contemporary American literature ethnic women writers and problematic belongings Gomaa, Dalia M. A. 1973- creator text bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc. nyu 2016 monographic eng print xii, 195 pages ; 22 cm. "This study argues that the notion of Americanness is constructed nationally within the U.S. geographical space, as well as transnationally outside that space. The transnational perception of the U.S. nation-space makes possible ambivalent positionings, which the author describes as non-national sites that challenge singular national affiliations and identifications"-- The Non-National Subject in The Language of Baklava and An American Brat -- Reimagining the US National Time in West of the Jordan and The Last Generation -- Moments of (Un)belonging: the Spatial Configuration of Home(land) in The Time between Places: Stories that Weave in and out of Egypt and America and The Namesake -- Transnational Allegories and the Non-national Subject in The Agüero Sisters and The Night Counter. Dalia M.A. Gomaa. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- American literature Minority authors History and criticism American literature Women authors History and criticism American literature 20th century History and criticism American literature 21st century History and criticism National characteristics, American, in literature Belonging (Social psychology) in literature LITERARY CRITICISM General LITERARY CRITICISM Feminist LITERARY CRITICISM American General LITERARY CRITICISM Women Authors 1900 - 2099 fast American literature American literature Minority authors American literature Women authors Belonging (Social psychology) in literature National characteristics, American, in literature PS153.M56 G66 2016 810.9/8 LIT000000 LIT003000 LIT004020 LIT004290 American literature readings in the 21st century 9781137502865 113750286X 2015022794 DLC 150812 20160311150057.0 in00003609235 eng