Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora

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Autor(a) principal: Joudeh, Amani Abu
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/42346
Resumo: This paper argues that dress is not a mere choice an individual makes; rather, it metonymizes almost every aspect of one’s identity. Through a critical analysis of Arab British novelists Fadia Faqir’s (2014) Willow Trees Don’t Weep and Leila Aboulela’s (2010) Lyrics Alley, the paper accentuates the skillful employment of dress in these novels and highlights its different implications. It also brings to light the strong relationship between the main characters and their choice of dress. In addition, this study draws on different theories of dress as an interdisciplinary subject in sociology, psychology, and cultural studies. The paper cites textual evidence which focuses on the different implications of dress and shows how these authors have used dress deliberately to comment on important social and political issues in their homelands and/in diaspora. Furthermore, it concentrates on these sartorial episodes to show that the identity construction of the main characters in these novels intricately intertwines with socioeconomic, political, cultural, religious, and psychological circumstances.
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spelling Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the DiasporaO ator de vestir-se como um marcador de construção de identidade na literatura das mulheres árabes da diásporaFadia FaqirLeila Abouleladiasporadressidentity construction.Language and LiteratureFadia FaqirLeila Abouleladiásporavestimentaconstrução de identidadeThis paper argues that dress is not a mere choice an individual makes; rather, it metonymizes almost every aspect of one’s identity. Through a critical analysis of Arab British novelists Fadia Faqir’s (2014) Willow Trees Don’t Weep and Leila Aboulela’s (2010) Lyrics Alley, the paper accentuates the skillful employment of dress in these novels and highlights its different implications. It also brings to light the strong relationship between the main characters and their choice of dress. In addition, this study draws on different theories of dress as an interdisciplinary subject in sociology, psychology, and cultural studies. The paper cites textual evidence which focuses on the different implications of dress and shows how these authors have used dress deliberately to comment on important social and political issues in their homelands and/in diaspora. Furthermore, it concentrates on these sartorial episodes to show that the identity construction of the main characters in these novels intricately intertwines with socioeconomic, political, cultural, religious, and psychological circumstances.Este artigo problematiza que o vestuário não é uma mera escolha que um indivíduo faz; em vez disso, metoniza quase todos os aspectos da sua identidade. Por meio de uma análise crítica dos romancistas britânicos árabes de Fadia Faqir (2014) Willow Trees Don´t Weep e de Leila Aboulela (2010) Lyrics Alley, o artigo acentua o hábil emprego do vestuário nesses romances e destaca suas diferentes implicações. Também traz à luz a forte relação entre os personagens principais e a escolha da vestimenta. Além disso, este estudo baseia-se em diferentes teorias de vestuário como um assunto interdisciplinar em sociologia, psicologia e estudos culturais. O artigo cita evidências textuais que enfocam as diferentes implicações do vestuário e mostra como esses autores usaram a vestimenta para comentar deliberadamente questões sociais e políticas importantes em suas pátrias e/ou na diáspora. Além disso, concentra-se nesses episódios de indumentária para mostrar que a construção identitária dos personagens principais desses romances intrinsecamente se entrelaça às circunstâncias socioeconômicas, políticas, culturais, religiosas e psicológicas.Universidade Estadual De Maringá2019-04-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionCritical; interdisciplinaryapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/4234610.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.42346Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 41 No 1 (2019): Jan.-June; e42346Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 41 n. 1 (2019): Jan.-June; e423461983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMenghttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/42346/pdfCopyright (c) 2019 Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culturehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJoudeh, Amani Abu2019-09-30T20:09:08Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/42346Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2019-09-30T20:09:08Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
O ator de vestir-se como um marcador de construção de identidade na literatura das mulheres árabes da diáspora
title Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
spellingShingle Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
Joudeh, Amani Abu
Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diaspora
dress
identity construction.
Language and Literature
Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diáspora
vestimenta
construção de identidade
title_short Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
title_full Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
title_fullStr Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
title_full_unstemmed Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
title_sort Dress as a Marker of Identity Construction in Arab Women’s Literature from the Diaspora
author Joudeh, Amani Abu
author_facet Joudeh, Amani Abu
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Joudeh, Amani Abu
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diaspora
dress
identity construction.
Language and Literature
Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diáspora
vestimenta
construção de identidade
topic Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diaspora
dress
identity construction.
Language and Literature
Fadia Faqir
Leila Aboulela
diáspora
vestimenta
construção de identidade
description This paper argues that dress is not a mere choice an individual makes; rather, it metonymizes almost every aspect of one’s identity. Through a critical analysis of Arab British novelists Fadia Faqir’s (2014) Willow Trees Don’t Weep and Leila Aboulela’s (2010) Lyrics Alley, the paper accentuates the skillful employment of dress in these novels and highlights its different implications. It also brings to light the strong relationship between the main characters and their choice of dress. In addition, this study draws on different theories of dress as an interdisciplinary subject in sociology, psychology, and cultural studies. The paper cites textual evidence which focuses on the different implications of dress and shows how these authors have used dress deliberately to comment on important social and political issues in their homelands and/in diaspora. Furthermore, it concentrates on these sartorial episodes to show that the identity construction of the main characters in these novels intricately intertwines with socioeconomic, political, cultural, religious, and psychological circumstances.
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