Offers a pioneering study of the unique nexus between literature and photography in the works of Hebrew authors. Exploring the use of... Læs mere
Closely based on the author’s own experiences over the twenty-five years he devoted to running a café that became an important Jerusalem cultural venue and landmark, Café Shira is a work of disarming tenderness and bittersweet love.
A story of two neighbours in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Galán Betances, a Cuban emigrant, and Pat McAllister, a young Coast Guard officer. During long evenings spent together talking on... Læs mere
Focuses on the intersections of phallocratic violence and masculine identity in contemporary works of fiction across North America,... Læs mere
Examines Irish novels of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence in works... Læs mere
Developed out of a larger oral history project collecting and archiving the ways in which women narrated their experiences of the Lebanese Civil War, this book focuses on a wide range of subjects, all framed as women telling their ‘war stories’.
Hadiya Hussein’s poignant 2017 novel plunges readers into a haunting and powerful story of resilience. Set at the end of Saddam Hussein’s brutal reign, the novel follows Narjis, a young Iraqi woman, on her quest to discover what has become of the man she loves.
Too often, the lives and works of authors who called Upstate New York home are overshadowed by the icons of New York City. Resting among Us... Læs mere
Offers a compelling alternative to the traditional mode of analysing Arabic literature through an encounter between Arabic narrative forms and... Læs mere
In addition to neoliberal reforms, the AKP’s poverty relief program in Turkey has involved an emphasis on Islamic charity. To understand the... Læs mere
Challenges the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious, and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyse and critique use of the veil in literature, film, television, and the fine arts.
Traces the process of racialization for both the Native American and wider North Carolinian populations in the decades that followed the... Læs mere