Be Like Adam's Son - Theorising, Writing and Practising Peace in the Arab Region - Fernanda Fischione
6. In Search of the Virtuous City: Coexistence and (In)Hospitality in ‘Alī Badr’s ʿĀzif al-ġuyūm
Be Like Adam's Son - Theorising, Writing and Practising Peace in the Arab Region - Fernanda Fischione
Annamaria Bianco [+]
Aix-Marseille Universite – IREM AM
Annamaria Bianco holds a double PhD in modern and contemporary Arabic literature from the University of Aix-Marseille (IREMAM) and the University of Naples "L'Orientale" (DAAM). Her research focuses on the cultural productions of migrants, refugees and exiles as well as on the circulation of Arabic literature and publishing industry. She is an editor of the junior scholars journal Maydan - rivista sui mondi arabi, semitici e islamici and works as a translator for cinema, theater and the press.
Description
This study analyses ʿAlī Bader’s novel ʿĀzif al-ġuyūm in the light of the current “Refugee Crisis” by situating it within the global debate on in-/hospitality. The story of the protagonist’s displacement in Belgium is a pretext to scrutinise the very idea of Europe, suggesting new possible scenarios of coexistence and solidarity in contemporary transnational societies through the fictional tools of humour and utopia.