The Career and Communities of Zaynab Fawwaz: Feminist Thinking in Fin-de-Siècle Egypt
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Author Description
Introduction: Feminism, Communities, And Zaynab Fawwaz -- Part I: Life In Two Places -- 1: Formations: A Birthplace, A Family, A Voyage -- 2: Egyptian Connections And The Nationalist Press -- Part Ii: 'bearer Of The Banner Of Justice' -- 3: Social Justice And Activist Subjects -- 4: Fawwaz In Al-fatat -- 5: Marriage And Silences -- 6: This Tyranny You Have Called Nature' Misogyny And/as Science -- 7: Education: Not 'whether' But 'why' -- 8: Gender Solidarity And Patriotic Disillusion: The Politics Of 1900 -- Part Iii: Politics Of Romance: Fictions, Histories, And Feminine Voices -- 9: Good Consequences, Feminine Choices: Public Politics And The Rights Of The Young(1895/1899) -- 10: Theatre And Morality, Passion And Fidelity (1893) -- 11: Cyrus The Great In 1905: Rewriting Herodotus In The Feminine -- Part Iv: Fin De Siecle -- 12: Later Life -- Bibliography -- Index. Marilyn Booth. This Edition Also Issued In Print: 2021. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates how Zaynab Fawwaz, a pioneering intellectual in fin-de-siècle Egypt, navigated the intersections of nationalist politics, gendered social structures, and literary production. Marilyn Booth, a scholar of Arabic literature and gender studies, utilizes archival research and textual analysis of Fawwaz’s journalism, fiction, and historical writing to reconstruct the intellectual landscape of the period. The book argues that Fawwaz’s contributions were central to the development of early Egyptian feminist thought and public discourse.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A detailed biographical account of Fawwaz’s life, including her migration and professional development in Egypt.
- Analysis of Fawwaz’s engagement with the nationalist press and her critiques of misogyny disguised as scientific discourse.
- Examination of her literary works, including plays and historical rewritings such as her interpretation of Cyrus the Great.
- Contextualization of her views on education, marriage, and gender solidarity within the political climate of 1900.
Scope Limits
- The study focuses primarily on the intellectual and public career of Fawwaz rather than an exhaustive personal biography.
- The analysis is limited to the specific cultural and political constraints of late 19th and early 20th-century Egypt.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in Middle Eastern studies and gender history identify this text as a significant contribution to the recovery of female intellectual voices in the Arab world. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the meticulous archival work required to contextualize Fawwaz’s multifaceted career.
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Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192661329
ISBN-13:
9780192661326
Biography
History
Feminist Theory
Middle Eastern
Egyptology
Literary Criticism
Women
Women authors
Feminism
