Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative
Shaped by the experiences of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American autobiographers use this chaotic past to tell their current stories in the United States. Wagenknecht analyzes a wide range of such writing and draws new conclusions about migration, ex
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Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative
10.1057/9781137473318 - Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative, Maria D. Wagenknecht
10.1057/9781137473318 - Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative, Maria D. Wagenknecht
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Maria D. Wagenknecht
10.1057/9781137473318 - Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative, Maria D. Wagenknecht
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Constructing Identity in IranianAmerican Self-Narrative
constructing identity in iranian-american self-narrative
Copyright © Maria D. Wagenknecht, 2015. All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–47961–7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wagenknecht, Maria D., 1983– author. Constructing identity in Iranian-American self-narrative / Maria D. Wagenknecht. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–137–47961–7 (hardback) 1. American literature—Iranian American authors—History and criticism. 2. Iranian Americans—Biography—History and criticism. 3. Autobiography—Iranian American authors. 4. Iranian diaspora. I. Title. PS153.I73W34 2015 810.98915—dc23
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PhD dissertation at the University of Rostock, Faculty of Humanities.
Acknowledgments
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Transliteration of Persian Words
ix
Introduction
1
Part I Troubled Heritage: History and Religion in the Diasporic Reconstruction 1 Explaining Departure: Narratives of Victimicy
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2 A Usable Past: Construction of Religion and Alternative Identifications
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Part II Language, Body, and the Iranian-American Self 3 The Interplay of Language and Identity Construction
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4 The Iranian-American Bod
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