Transgender, Culture, and Social Class in Early Twentieth Century’s Mecca
This paper examines the theme of androgyny in the novel Khatam by the Saudi writer Raja Alem. It applies the theories of post-feminists such as Judith Butler and Kate Bornstein and Jungian writers such as June Singer and Erich Neumann. It also draws on theories of gendered space using the works of F...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Hawwa
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-146 |
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Mecca
early twentieth century
androgyny
post-feminism
Jungian authors
space and gender
patriarchal power
slavery
Saudi Arabia
Saudi novel
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Summary: | This paper examines the theme of androgyny in the novel Khatam by the Saudi writer Raja Alem. It applies the theories of post-feminists such as Judith Butler and Kate Bornstein and Jungian writers such as June Singer and Erich Neumann. It also draws on theories of gendered space using the works of Foucault. |
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ISSN: | 1569-2086 |
Contains: | In: Hawwa
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692086-12341294 |