Gender Relations in the Arab World: A Rhetorical Criticism of Naguib Mahrouz's Awlad Haratina

Author

Hoda Al-Mutawah, Bowling Green State University

Date of Award

2005

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Department

Communication Studies

First Advisor

Alberto González (Advisor)

Abstract

This study examined the novel by Nahjib Mahfouz, Awlad Haratina, or Children of the Alley. The goal of this examination was to reveal how gender relations are rhetorically created within the Arab cultural context. This study found that two rhetorical strategies mediated gender relations and provided a path for improving gender relations. The strategies were Lamentation and Muruwa.

Recommended Citation

Al-Mutawah, Hoda, "Gender Relations in the Arab World: A Rhetorical Criticism of Naguib Mahrouz's Awlad Haratina" (2005). Media and Communication Ph.D. Dissertations. 76.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/media_comm_diss/76