The Problems of the Narrated Self in the Saudi Feminist Novel
Date March, 02 2022
Location
Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, part of Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Al Multaqa Literary Salon, hosted a virtual event on “The Problems of the Narrated Self in the Saudi Feminist Novel“ by Dr. Asma Al-Ahmadi, SZBA 2021 winner.
Moderated by Asmaa Siddiq Al Mutawaa, founder of Al Multaqa Literary Salon, this webinar discussed themes female Saudi novelists have explored and written on, such as identity, belonging, and women's struggle for self-realization.
The webinar took place on the 2nd of March 2022, 7 PM GST
Highlights from the event are available for viewing on (link). The full event is available for viewing via (link)
Speakers
Asma Seddiq AlMutawaa
Founder and President of Al Multaqa Literary Salon.
Dr. Asma Al-Ahmadi
A Saudi academic and critic, winner of the Sharjah Prize for Gulf Women's Creativity 2019. Dr. Al-Ahmadi holds a PhD in Philosophy - Specialising in Arabic Language and Literature, and she is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Islamic Culture and Language Skills in the College of Science and Arts - King Abdulaziz University. She published her book Eshkalyat Al Thaat Al Saredah Fee Al Rwayah Al Nesaayah Al Saudiah (The Problems of the Narrated Self in the Saudi Feminist Novel (1999 - 2012) (Critical Study) in 2020, and Thaherat Al Raheel fee Al Qessah Al Qaserah fee Al Mamlakah Al Arabiah Al Saudiah (The Phenomenon of Departure in the Short Story in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Artistic Study) in 2013, in addition to a collection of stories entitled Baynahma Barzakh (Between them is an Isthmus..) in 2017, and worked on a number of refereed scientific research and literary posts, and other texts and studies published in local and Arab newspapers and magazines.