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Narrative Representations of 'Islamic Fundamentalism' in Selected Novels from the 1990s to the Present
Zusammenfassung
Nina Liewald analyses literary representations of so-called 'Islamic fundamentalism' by contemporary authors whose cultural background and approach to the subject matter differs substantially: Hanif Kureishi, Sebastian Faulks, Mohsin Hamid and Yasmina Khadra. The author focuses on the narrative depiction of this complex phenomenon and its economic, religious and sociopolitical framework in selected contemporary novels. The interdisciplinary study is offering contextualised readings and combining narratology, literary and cultural studies with approaches from political science. It explores the potential functions of literature in a highly politicised context and specifically the potential of literature to shed light on radicalisation processes and to promote public discourse and intercultural understanding.
Abstract
Nina Liewald analyses literary representations of so-called 'Islamic fundamentalism' by contemporary authors whose cultural background and approach to the subject matter differs substantially: Hanif Kureishi, Sebastian Faulks, Mohsin Hamid and Yasmina Khadra. The author focuses on the narrative depiction of this complex phenomenon and its economic, religious and sociopolitical framework in selected contemporary novels. The interdisciplinary study is offering contextualised readings and combining narratology, literary and cultural studies with approaches from political science. It explores the potential functions of literature in a highly politicised context and specifically the potential of literature to shed light on radicalisation processes and to promote public discourse and intercultural understanding.
- 1–16 1) Introduction 1–16
- 143–304 5) Analyses 143–304
- 337–352 7) Conclusion 337–352
- 353–386 Bibliography 353–386
- 387–412 Appendix 387–412
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- „... degree of immediacy, the reality effect and the directness of consciousness-representation that shapes ...” „... : “Is there in each of the texts, taken as a whole, an implied consciousness distinct from that of each ...” „... they made specific comments on the ‘spirit and consciousness’ embodied in their work. To identify ...”
- „... a stream of consciousness, reflecting Hassan’s ideological stance and showing also in the choice of ...” „... contains “an implied consciousness” (Nussbaum 1992: 32). Interestingly, an author does not necessarily ...” „... intend this kind of implied consciousness that generates a moral undertone. Faulks, for instance, claims ...”
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- „... characters that grant the reader no insights into their consciousness, and likeable but desperate individual ...” „... the alterity of fundamentalist leaders by not giving any insight into their consciousness. The ...”
- „... into the consciousness of different characters. However, I perceived a narratorial voice in the ironic ...”