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Research overview
My research focuses on modern Arabic fiction and it is based on a close-textual analysis of primary sources. My approach aims at filling a gap in the literary criticism of Arabic literature available in non-Arabic languages which too often seems to neglect the artistic element of Arabic fictional texts. I connect this technical analysis to the wider theoretical and cultural context.
In the past I focused on the experimental and innovative works of some of the most significant Arab writers (Yusuf Idris, Idwar al-Kharrat, Muhammad Barrada and Elyas Khoury).
More recently, in collaboration with Catherine Cobham, I have focused on the narrative works of Iraqi fiction writers such as 'Abd al-Malik Nuri, Fu'ad al-Takarli, Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman and Mahdi 'Isa al-Saqr.In collaboration with Catherine Cobham, I am exploring the work of the Iraqi writer Muhammad Khudayyir within a Post-Colonial, trans-genreric and autobiographical framework.
I am also researching new trends in Arabic literature (with specific emphasis on Iraqi artists who live either in Iraq or in exile).
Teaching activity
I teach Arabic modules (both core language modules and Modern Arabic Literature & Culture modules) at Sub-Honours, Honours and Postgraduate levels. I coordinate the Advanced Arabic modules (4th year).
I coordinate the Comparative Literature module 'Experiences of Exile' and contribute to the module 'Poetry and Poetics of Landscapes in 20th & 21st Centuries'.
I devised the Honours module Fannanat: Arab Women's Creativity in Modern Arab Culture, which I teach and coordinate.
Profile Keywords
Arabic Language; Modern Arabic Literature; Iraqi Fiction & Poetry; Exile; Heteroglossia
External positions
Secretary General, EURAMAL European research group on modern Arabic Literature
31 May 2024 → …
Keywords
- PI Oriental languages and literatures
- Modern Arabic Literature
- Iraqi Literature
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Prometheus in the Iraqi alley: Muḥammad Khuḍayyir’s twenty-first century adab
Caiani, F. & Cobham, C. M., 8 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Contemporary Iraq and the Arab World. 17, 1, p. 9-26 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Muḥammad Khuḍayyir from Saddam Hussein to the gardens of the south: writing the self in postcolonial Basra
Caiani, F. & Cobham, C. M., 6 Apr 2020, In: Middle Eastern Literatures. 22, 1, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enchanted storytelling: Muḥammad Khuḍayyir between Borges and Shahrazad
Caiani, F. & Cobham, C., 22 Jun 2020, Endless inspiration: one thousand and one nights in comparative perspectives. Elmaz, O. (ed.). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, p. 61-92 32 p. (Gorgias handbooks; vol. 47).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Iraqi Novel: Key Writers, Key Texts
Cobham, C. M. & Caiani, F., Aug 2013, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 264 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Autumn visions: war and the imagery of Muhammad Khudayyir
Cobham, C. M. & Caiani, F., Sept 2018, In: Journal of Arabic Literature. 49, 3, p. 243-270Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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