Papers by Hamza ElOuchouni
The selection of translated Arabic literature is influenced by cultural and ideological factors. ... more The selection of translated Arabic literature is influenced by cultural and ideological factors. This paper aims to explore how ideological manipulation takes place in the selection of translated Arabic literature, either to be taught or published. This research first focuses on both the education and publishing sectors in the USA. It examines two novels that are commonly taught in college. Whereas in the publishing industry sector, it analyzes Rajaa Alsanea's Girls of al-Riyadh by highlighting the thematic similarities between the three novels; this, consequently, helps us understand how manipulation takes place within the two domains and enables us to identify how the education system affects the Western reader's horizons of expectation as well as the publishing industry. Also, it attempts to provide concrete examples of how educational systems tend to encourage literary works that promote stereotypical images about Muslims and Arabs.
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Papers by Hamza ElOuchouni