The Migrant Female Writer, Originally from Muslim Country in the Literary Field: A Sociological Approach
The Migrant Female Writer, Originally from Muslim Country in the Literary Field: A Sociological Approach

Author(s): Francesco Bellinzis
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Sociology, Migration Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: migration; islam; migrant female writer; sociology;
Summary/Abstract: To understand how many narratives have been concealed by a dominant narrative which nullifies others, it is important to reopen the archives of European contemporary literature through the critical voice of a migrant female writer, originally from a Muslim country. The literary production of female migrants originally from Muslim countries does not allow for the creation of an objective scientific analysis of the social condition of this subject, however, it allows understanding of the different products of cultural representations of her. In the literary landscape, a novel is a fundamental space in which to draw symbolic boundaries. As Spivak affirms: “the role of literature in the production of cultural representation should not be ignored” (Spivak, 1988, p. 243).

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