Research Questions:
How is identity affected by colonization and exile?
This is the broadest concern of the proposed paper.
How is poetry a vehicle for understanding identity under these conditions?
There is a rich tradition of poets-in-exile; I have chosen Mahmoud Darwish as representative and his book Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? as the particular vehicle under question.
How does the identity “Mahmoud Darwish” transform into a metaphor for Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation?
Although Darwish never wanted a political identity, in separating the work from that desire it is clear there is one. I am interested in how this specific becomes the universal of resistance.
Overview:
The proposed paper aligns with the studies of cultural trauma and exile. Darwish has been studied in relation to these fields before, but the emphasis has always been on specific selections of poems. The proposed paper will instead focus on a collection compiled by Darwish himself; this contribution is both necessary and original because analyzing a collection of works more fully encompasses his lived experience, while using one or a few poems glosses over the nuance of an entire life. Additionally, sustained analysis of Why Did You Leave The Horse Alone? specifically has never been attempted.
Summary:
Why Did You Leave the …show more content…
He “saw the human universal through the question of Palestine and vice versa” (Sazzad 363). One of the many techniques he used was to emphasis the daily rhythms of the Palestinian people in order to humanize them and their resistance to the reader (Wasserstein 111, Ahmed
How is identity affected by colonization and exile?
This is the broadest concern of the proposed paper.
How is poetry a vehicle for understanding identity under these conditions?
There is a rich tradition of poets-in-exile; I have chosen Mahmoud Darwish as representative and his book Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? as the particular vehicle under question.
How does the identity “Mahmoud Darwish” transform into a metaphor for Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation?
Although Darwish never wanted a political identity, in separating the work from that desire it is clear there is one. I am interested in how this specific becomes the universal of resistance.
Overview:
The proposed paper aligns with the studies of cultural trauma and exile. Darwish has been studied in relation to these fields before, but the emphasis has always been on specific selections of poems. The proposed paper will instead focus on a collection compiled by Darwish himself; this contribution is both necessary and original because analyzing a collection of works more fully encompasses his lived experience, while using one or a few poems glosses over the nuance of an entire life. Additionally, sustained analysis of Why Did You Leave The Horse Alone? specifically has never been attempted.
Summary:
Why Did You Leave the …show more content…
He “saw the human universal through the question of Palestine and vice versa” (Sazzad 363). One of the many techniques he used was to emphasis the daily rhythms of the Palestinian people in order to humanize them and their resistance to the reader (Wasserstein 111, Ahmed