Poetry And The Arab Spring

Author

George A. Simon, Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

2-2015

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Program

Middle Eastern Studies

Advisor

Anny Bakalian

Subject Categories

Near Eastern Languages and Societies

Keywords

ARABIC, ARAB SPRING, POETRY

Abstract

Abstract: In 2010-11 the world saw the rise of the Arab Spring, a series of uprisings across the Arab world. These uprisings were attempts by the Arab peoples to over throw their governments and bring freedom and change to their societies in order to live in dignity and grace. These populist uprisings produced powerful poetry focusing on the corruption of Arab governments and the rampant economic and social problems faced by the youth of the Arab world. In the following work I have chosen a number of Arabic poems which I translated and analyzed in order to see the relation ship that exists between the rise of the Arab Spring, and the poetry produced by it.

Recommended Citation

Simon, George A., "Poetry And The Arab Spring" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/624