negotiating the third space in the arab american fiction of diana abu-jaber and laila halaby

373 Pages·2015·2.1 MB·English

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS
DEPARTAMENTO DE FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
TESIS DOCTORAL
NEGOTIATING THE THIRD SPACE IN THE ARAB
AMERICAN FICTION OF DIANA ABU-JABER AND
LAILA HALABY
INÉS KAROUI GHOUAIEL
DIRIGIDA POR:
DRA. DÑA. EULALIA PIÑERO GIL
MADRID, 2015

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS
DEPARTAMENTO DE FILOLOGÍA INGLESA

NEGOTIATING THE THIRD SPACE IN THE ARAB
AMERICAN FICTION OF DIANA ABU-JABER AND
LAILA HALABY

TESIS DOCTORAL PRESENTADA POR INÉS KAROUI GHOUAIEL
PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL GRADO DE DOCTOR

DIRIGIDA POR LA DRA. DÑA. EULALIA PIÑERO GIL
PROFESORA TITULAR DE UNIVERSIDAD

MADRID, 2015

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to many people who generously
encouraged me through the years to develop my research in fruitful ways and to
accomplish this doctoral dissertation. I am indebted to my advisor Dr. Eulalia Piñero Gil
for her insightful comments and continuous encouragement through every stage of the
dissertation. The time and energy she provided and her detailed comments were
instrumental in helping me develop and revise each chapter constructively. Special
thanks to Ibis Gómez-Vega, Northern Illinois University, for her generosity and all the
references on Arab American literature she provided me with. I would like also to thank
Steve Redwood for his patience and attention to detail in his reading. He greatly
contributed to the shaping of this dissertation thanks to his thorough revision.
I am also deeply thankful for my family in Tunisia, without whom this
dissertation would never have been accomplished. The importance that my parents
Abderrazak Karoui and Faouzia Ghouaiel place on education, and their unflagging love
and encouragement sustained me through the difficult times. They have always believed
in the importance of providing their four daughters the opportunity to receive a good
education and allow them to take their own decisions. I am grateful to my sister Amel
for her help and support during the last phase of this doctoral thesis. Special thanks to
my sisters Syrine and Wissem for their encouragement and generosity. I am also
thankful to my nephew Adham for being a source of peace and happiness.
The accomplishment of this dissertation could not have been possible without
the care and attention of Aldo Rebolledo whose encouraging and positive attitude
constantly inspired me. Thank you for your unflagging emotional support, patience and
confidence through the years.
Finally, a special thank to my friend Samira Trabelsi for her beautiful friendship,
constant encouragement, generosity and patience.

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