Going Global: The Transnational Reception of Third World Women Writers (Wellesley Studies in Critical Theory, Literary History, and Culture)

This book explores the problematic of reading and writing about third world women and their texts in an increasingly global context of production and reception. The ten essays contained in this volume examine the reception, both academic and popular, of women writers from India, Bangladesh, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Iraq/Israel and Australia. The essays focus on what happens to these writers'poetry, fiction, biography, autobiography, and even to the authors themselves, as they move between the third and first worlds. The essays raise general questions about the politics of reception and about the transnational character of cultural production and consumption. This edition also provides analyses of the reception of specific texts - and of their authors - in their context of origin as well as the diverse locations in which they are read. The essay participate in on-going discussions about the politics of location, about postcolonialism and its discontents, and about the projects of feminism and multiculturalism in a global age. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 List of Contributors 12 Introduction 18 SECTION I: Women's Texts, Global Scripts 44 The Triumphant Discourse of Global Feminism: Should Other Women Be Known? 46 An Affair to Remember: Scripted Performances in the "Nasreen Affair" 56 Palestinian Women and the Politics of Reception 101 SECTION II: The Writer as Text 130 Race, Gender, and the Politics of Reception of Latin American Testimonios 132 Packaging "Huda": Sha'rawi's Memoirs in the United States Reception Environment 165 Identity and Community in Autobiographies of Algerian Women in France 190 SECTION III: Resistant Readings 224 "Sharp contrasts of all colours": The Legacy of Toru Dutt 226 Grim Fairy Tales: Taking a Risk, Reading Imaginary Maps 246 Trajectories of Change: The Politics of Reading Postcolonial Women's Texts in the Undergraduate Classroom 269 Coming to America: Reflections on Hair and Memory Loss 301 Index 318 The Transnational Reception of Third World Women Writers The Triumphant Discourse Of Global Feminism : Should Other Women Be Known? / Marnia Lazreg -- An Affair To Remember : Scripted Performances In The Nasreen Affair / Bishnupriya Ghosh -- Palestinian Women And The Politics Of Reception / Therese Saliba And Jeanne Kattan -- Race, Gender, And The Politics Of Reception Of Latin American Testimonios / Eva Paulino Bueno -- Packaging Huda : Sha'rawi's Memoirs In The United States Reception Environment / Mohja Kahf -- Identity And Community In Autobiographies Of Algerian Women In France / Patricia Geesey -- Sharp Contrasts Of All Colours : The Legacy Of Toru Dutt / Alpana Sharma Knippling -- Grim Fairy Tales : Taking A Risk, Reading Imaginary Maps / Jennifer Wenzel -- Trajectories Of Change : The Politics Of Reading Postcolonial Women's Texts In The Undergraduate Classroom / Sally Mcwilliams -- Coming To America : Reflections On Hair And Memory Loss / Ella Shohat. Edited By Amal Amireh And Lisa Suhair Majaj. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. By investigating the undertaking of reading and writing about third world women and their narratives, Going Global opens up vital questions about how we receive texts. How might third world women be represented to meet first world expectations? In an increasingly global context, how do the politics of inclusion and exclusion shape the formation of multicultural, feminist, and postcolonial canons?The ten essays contained in this volume examine the reception, both academic and popular, of women from India, Bangladesh, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Iraq/Israel, and Australia. Going Global considers the role played by the University in its pedagogical, critical, and theoretical functions, as well as the roles played by translators, critics, publishers, and ordinary readers.This unique volume is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the globalization of culture, the politics of location, and transnational feminist solidarity. "The ten essays contained in this volume examine the reception, both academic and popular, of women from India, Bangladesh, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Iraq/Israel, and Australia. Going Global considers the role played by the University in its pedagogical, critical, and theoretical functions, as well as the roles played by translators, critics, publishers, and ordinary readers."--BOOK JACKET. This text explores the problems of reading and writing about women and their texts in a context of production and reception. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. The idea for this book originated one spring out of a growing sense of frustration.