Description: This volume explores the evolution of Arab women's self-representations in literature, highlighting their resistance to gendered oppression and their reclaiming of agency through writing.
Brief description: Sonia Lamrani is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Boumerdes and an Associate Researcher at the University of Birmingham.
Review Quotes: "Dr Obeid and Dr. Lamrani define literature broadly and present studies of not only of novels and poetry, but also screen plays, theatre performances and prison writing to discuss contemporary Middle Eastern women writers. The opening song lyrics: "I am woman. Hear me roar." by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton, now a feminist meme, applies to these essay contributors who mew and roar with a full voice as they navigate and expand their agency to redefine power relationships between men and women. Recommended for graduate students and upper- level undergraduates as well as those who are change makers or who want to better understand and be inspired by these Middle Eastern authors." --Fran Hassencahl, Old Dominion University