Palestinian speculative fiction: reimagining home in virtual Palestine
Palestinian speculative fiction emerges as a powerful and dynamic literary genre, providing a distinctive lens on Palestine’s complex historical, political and cultural landscape. Drawing on Ian Campbell’s assertion that speculative genres inherently reflect postcolonial literature, this paper exami...
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| description | Palestinian speculative fiction emerges as a powerful and dynamic literary genre, providing a distinctive lens on Palestine’s complex historical, political and cultural landscape. Drawing on Ian Campbell’s assertion that speculative genres inherently reflect postcolonial literature, this paper examines how Palestinian speculative writers utilise this genre to illuminate the complex nostalgia and profound trauma of displaced Palestinians following the pivotal event of the 1945 Nakba. Through the analysis of Saleem Haddad’s “Song of the Birds” (2019), Majd Kayyal’s “N” (2019) and Emad El-Din Aysha’s “Digital Nation” (2019), the paper demonstrates how these authors employ ‘alternate realities’ to depict both the complex longing of the pre-Nakba generation and the resilient resistance adopted by the younger generation in response to the enduring trauma of Israeli occupation. It acknowledges that while there may be no immediate remedy for Palestinian’s longing to return, their narratives persist as powerful expressions of hope and resilience. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:254542025-06-25T06:59:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25454/ Palestinian speculative fiction: reimagining home in virtual Palestine Anis Afifi Norbasudi, Raihan Rosman, Palestinian speculative fiction emerges as a powerful and dynamic literary genre, providing a distinctive lens on Palestine’s complex historical, political and cultural landscape. Drawing on Ian Campbell’s assertion that speculative genres inherently reflect postcolonial literature, this paper examines how Palestinian speculative writers utilise this genre to illuminate the complex nostalgia and profound trauma of displaced Palestinians following the pivotal event of the 1945 Nakba. Through the analysis of Saleem Haddad’s “Song of the Birds” (2019), Majd Kayyal’s “N” (2019) and Emad El-Din Aysha’s “Digital Nation” (2019), the paper demonstrates how these authors employ ‘alternate realities’ to depict both the complex longing of the pre-Nakba generation and the resilient resistance adopted by the younger generation in response to the enduring trauma of Israeli occupation. It acknowledges that while there may be no immediate remedy for Palestinian’s longing to return, their narratives persist as powerful expressions of hope and resilience. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25454/1/T%208.pdf Anis Afifi Norbasudi, and Raihan Rosman, (2025) Palestinian speculative fiction: reimagining home in virtual Palestine. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 31 (1). pp. 116-128. ISSN 0128-5157 https://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1804 |
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