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Beginning with early Arab American playwright, poet and novelist Kahlil Gibran and concluding with contemporary playwright Yussef El Guindi, this book provides an historical overview and critical analysis of the plays, films and performances of self-identified Arab Americans. Playwrights, filmmakers and performers covered include Ameen Fares Rihani, Danny Thomas, Heather Raffo, Ahmed Ahmed, Mona Mansour and Cherien Dabis. These artists, traditionally underrepresented in entertainment, publishing and academia, have created works that exemplify the burgeoning Arab American arts movement. By addressing cinema, stand-up comedy and solo performance, the author introduces audiences to contemporary genres that are shaping Arab American culture in the United States.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Defining a Genre
1. "Unresolved sorrow and uncomprehending anger": Contemporary Arab American Identity Formation
2. "We are not of the East or West": Origins of Arab American Drama in the Works of Rihani, Gibran and Naimy
3. "There's nothing funny about your people": Arab American Comedy and Stand-Up Performance
4. "It's not profiling, it's deduction": Post-9/11 Arab American Drama
5. Suffering for Palestine: Palestinian American Playwrights
6. Arabs Filming Arabs: Contemporary Arab American Films
7. "A psychic civil war onstage": Arab American Solo Performance
Conclusion
Appendix: Abridged Chronology of Arab American Drama, Film and Performance, 1896-2015
Chapter Notes
Works Referenced
Index
