The art of resisting the patriarch

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Creator	Nasser, Aisha K.
Abstract	This study examines the theme of power in Naguib Mahfouz's The Cairo Trilogy (1956/57). Contrasting my analysis with earlier review of the novel that emphasized a hegemonic patriarchal power, I argue that such power was constantly subverted by the dominated: family members of the patriarch. Using James C. Scott's notions of public and hidden transcripts, this paper reads the power display by the patriarch, and the hidden discourse of the powerless, and reinterprets the dynamics of the relationship between dominate and dominated. Keywords: The Cairo Trilogy, James Scott, Naguib Mahfouz, Power, Foucault, Novel
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Available	2016-06-27T08:00:07+00:00
Date Issued	2014-06-13
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Field	Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2015
Advisor	Helle, Anita
Committee Member	Detar, Liddy Shirzai, Mehra
Academic Affiliation	Language, Culture, and Society
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Graduate School
Subject	Resistance (Philosophy) Power (Social sciences) in literature Patriarchy in literature Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006 -- Cairo trilogy Dominance (Psychology) in literature Hegemony Scott, James C. Passive resistance in literature
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/49780

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