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Between Argentines and Arabs

Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity

By: Christina Civantos

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Between Argentines and Arabs

Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity

By: Christina Civantos

Examines the presence of Arabs and the Arab world in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Argentine literature by juxtaposing works by Argentines of European descent and those written by Arab immigrants in Argentina. Between Argentines and Arabs is a groundbreaking contribution to two growing fields: the study of immigrants and minorities in Latin America and the study of the Arab diaspora. As a literary and cultural study, this book examines the textual dialogue between Argentines of European descent and Arab immigrants to Argentina from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Using methods drawn from literary analysis and cultural studies, Christina Civantos shows that the Arab presence is twofold: “the Arab” and “the Orient” are an imagined figure and space within the texts produced by Euro-Argentine intellectuals; and immigrants from the Arab world are an actual community, producing their own texts within the multiethnic Argentine nation. This book is both a literary history—of Argentine Orientalist literature and Arab-Argentine immigrant literature—and a critical analysis of how the formation of identities in these two bodies of work is interconnected. Christina Civantos is Assistant Professor of Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami.

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State University of New York Press

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0791482464

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The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives

By: Christina Civantos

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The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives

By: Christina Civantos

The first study to undertake a wide-ranging comparison of invocations of al-Andalus across the Arab and Hispanic worlds. Around the globe, concerns about interfaith relations have led to efforts to find earlier models in Muslim Iberia (al-Andalus). This book examines how Muslim Iberia operates as an icon or symbol of identity in twentieth and twenty-first century narrative, drama, television, and film from the Arab world, Spain, and Argentina. Christina Civantos demonstrates how cultural agents in the present ascribe importance to the past and how dominant accounts of this importance are contested. Civantoss analysis reveals that, alongside established narratives that use al-Andalus to create exclusionary, imperial identities, there are alternate discourses about the legacy of al-Andalus that rewrite the traditional narratives. In the process, these discourses critique their imperial and gendered dimensions and pursue intercultural translation.

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SUNY Press

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1438466692

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9781438466699

Jamón and Halal

Lessons in Tolerance from Rural Andalucía

By: Christina Civantos

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Lessons in Tolerance from Rural Andalucía

By: Christina Civantos

Contemporary Spain reflects broader patterns of globalization and has been the site of tensions between nationalists and immigrants. This case study examines a rural town in Spain’s Andalucía in order to shed light on the workings of coexistence. The town of Órgiva’s diverse population includes hippies from across Europe, European converts to Sufi Islam, and immigrants from North Africa. Christina Civantos combines the analysis of written and visual cultural texts with oral narratives from residents. In this book, we see that although written and especially televisual narratives about the town highlight tolerance and multiculturalism, they mask tensions and power differentials. Toleration is an ongoing negotiation, and this book shows us how we can identify the points of contact that create robust, respect-based tolerance. “This is a book that is both a personal account and a rigorous academic study. It is a model for the kind of engaged humanistic work we are now beginning to see as a hallmark of the post-theory moment, and one that remembers the hard lessons of ethnographic fieldwork as well as the challenging foundational work from philosophically-tinged theory.” —Debra A. Castillo, Cornell University “Filled with rich descriptions and interwoven personal anecdotes of both Civantos and her interlocuters that complement scholarly analysis.” —Jessica R. Boll, Carroll University

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Amherst College Press

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1943208379

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9781943208371

Pediatric Headache - E-Book

By: Jack Gladstein,Christina L. Szperka,Amy A. Gelfand

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Pediatric Headache - E-Book

By: Jack Gladstein,Christina L. Szperka,Amy A. Gelfand

Covering the topic of headache in children from the viewpoint of both primary care and neurology, Pediatric Headache provides concise, authoritative guidance on all aspects of this multifaceted subject. Drs. Jack Gladstein, Christina Szperka, and Amy Gelfand, each an expert in pediatric headache, contribute their considerable knowledge and expertise to assist neurologists, pediatricians, and primary care providers in providing optimal care to young patients. - Offers concise guidance on diagnosis and treatment of pediatric headache from both a primary care and neurologist's point of view. - Covers traditional treatment options such as medication, devices, and behavioral interventions as well as sleep, diet, exercise, and stress management recommendations. - Discusses the important issue of patient advocacy for providers and families. - Provides support for school-age patients with samples of school letters and other patient material resources for providers to share with families.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323830064

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The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives

By: Christina Civantos

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Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives

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Between Argentines and Arabs

Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity

By: Christina Civantos

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Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity

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The Global South Atlantic

By: Kerry Bystrom,Joseph R. Slaughter

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The Global South Atlantic

By: Kerry Bystrom,Joseph R. Slaughter

Not only were more African slaves transported to South America than to North, but overlapping imperialisms and shared resistance to them have linked Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean for over five centuries. Yet despite the rise in transatlantic, oceanic, hemispheric, and regional studies, and even the growing interest in South-South connections, the South Atlantic has not yet emerged as a site that captures the attention it deserves. The Global South Atlantic traces literary exchanges and interlaced networks of communication and investment—financial, political, socio-cultural, libidinal—across and around the southern ocean. Bringing together scholars working in a range of languages, from Spanish to Arabic, the book shows the range of ways people, governments, political movements, social imaginaries, cultural artefacts, goods, and markets cross the South Atlantic, or sometimes fail to cross. As a region made up of multiple intersecting regions, and as a vision made up of complementary and competing visions, the South Atlantic can only be understood comparatively. Exploring the Atlantic as an effect of structures of power and knowledge that issue from the Global South as much as from Europe and North America, The Global South Atlantic helps to rebalance global literary studies by making visible a multi-textured South Atlantic system that is neither singular nor stable.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823277895

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Book's by Christina Civantos

Between Argentines and Arabs

Between Argentines and Arabs

The Afterlife of al-Andalus

The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Jamón and Halal

Jamón and Halal

Pediatric Headache - E-Book

Pediatric Headache - E-Book

The Afterlife of al-Andalus

The Afterlife of al-Andalus

Between Argentines and Arabs

Between Argentines and Arabs

The Global South Atlantic

The Global South Atlantic

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