Feature: Why Is Seasons of Migration to the North a Masterpiece of 20th Century Arab Fiction? [Community Presentation]
PRESENTER
Malek Rasamny
ORIGINAL CITY
NYC
Original Date
December 13, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Since reading “Seasons of Migration to the North” by Tayeb Salih in high school I realized the book was a masterpiece, and this afikra feature seeks to uncover exaclty why through an intensive examination of the themes, language and context of the book. This afikra feature uses the four paradigms of “exile”, the metaphor of the village and the Nile, sexuality and post-colonialism to unpack what made this book so revolutionary then and still so relevant today.
ABOUT THE AFIKRA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES
Underappreciated: Sudanese Author Tayeb Salih | The Leonard Lopate Show | WNYC
A Dream of Reconciliation Between Tradition and Liberalism, by Dr. Sameer M. Al-Shraah
Reflections on Exile and Other Essays by Edward W. Said | Goodreads
Who Am I, Without Exile? by Mahmoud Darwish | Poetry Foundation
Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt ( Cambridge University Press, 1988)
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