![]() | Cultural Criticism in Egyptian Women''s Writing Subjects: Arabic fiction -- Egypt -- History and criticism; Arabic fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Arabic fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Women authors Egyptian -- 20th century -- Political and social views; Literature and soci; The five iinfluential women writers discussed in Seymour-Jorn's timely work--Salwa Bakr, Nemat el-Behairy, Radwa Ashour, Etidal Osman, and Ibtihal Salem--all emerged on the literary scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They came of age at a time when women's writing was attracting critical attention and more venues for publication were opening up. This widening platform enabled these writers to develop and mature as cultural critics, resulting in the creation of a successful blend of politically and socially committed literature with artistically innovative literary techniques. Caroline Seymour-Jorn is associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Her articles have been published in Critique: Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East, the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, and the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. |
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