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Postcolonial Palestinians in Ghassan Kanafani's Works: Men in the Sun, All That's Left to You and Returning to Haifa

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2018, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
This dissertation is a postcolonial study of selected writings of the Palestinian intellectual, journalist, political activist, and author, Ghassan Kanafani. Using postcolonial theory to create a single framework for the study of selected writings of Kanafani, this dissertation will also contribute to the analysis of the postcolonial Palestinian novel. This study hopes to achieve these goals by investigating the ways in which Kanafani’s literary works can serve as means to explore the importance that Palestinians attach to the history of their struggle for freedom and cultural preservation. It is within this postcolonial context that Men in the Sun (1963), All That’s Left to You (1966), and Palestine’s Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories (1969) will be discussed in this dissertation. The novellas and short stories are prime examples of traumatic experiences that Palestinian refugees faced during Kanafani’s lifetime. The writings reflect Kanafani’s understanding of the permanent exile, fear, isolation, loneliness, and despair that he and many Palestinians experienced during major parts of the twentieth century as results of Zionist occupation of Palestine. Kanafani’s realistic depictions of these harsh situations are key factors that make his works ideal for postcolonialist analysis.
Babacar M’Baye, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Ali Erritouni, Dr. (Committee Member)
Ryan Miller, Dr. (Committee Member)
Joshua Stacher, Dr. (Committee Member)
Ann Heiss, Dr. (Committee Member)
129 p.

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  • Hindi, H. (2018). Postcolonial Palestinians in Ghassan Kanafani's Works: Men in the Sun, All That's Left to You and Returning to Haifa [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532086829180848

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  • Hindi, Hanan. Postcolonial Palestinians in Ghassan Kanafani's Works: Men in the Sun, All That's Left to You and Returning to Haifa . 2018. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532086829180848.

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  • Hindi, Hanan. "Postcolonial Palestinians in Ghassan Kanafani's Works: Men in the Sun, All That's Left to You and Returning to Haifa ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532086829180848

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)