Breaking broken English : Black-Arab literary solidarities and the politics of language /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hartman, Michelle (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Critical Arab American studies.
Subjects:	Abulhawa, Susan > Criticism and interpretation. Jarrar, Randa > Criticism and interpretation. ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá > Criticism and interpretation. American literature > Arab American authors > History and criticism. American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Language and languages > Political aspects. Politics in literature. African Americans > Relations with Muslims. African Americans > Languages. African Americans in literature. Ethnic relations in literature. Solidarity > United States. Arab-Israeli conflict > Literature and the conflict.

Table of Contents:

Building a theory of language, poetics, and politics in the break
Homage as a politics of solidarity: coalition building and Arab American poetry
Palestine, or a language as home: Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin
Stories to pass on: Randa Jarrar's languages of race, sexuality, and gender
"The most pressing causes of our times": translating Radwa Ashour translating Black America
Conclusions: Breaking to get free.