The Emergence of American Occidentalism in Literature and Culture: The Disguised Identity

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Muthanna Al-Janabi

The Emergence of American Occidentalism in Literature and Culture

The Disguised Identity

Muthanna Al-Janabi

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English

Routledge
27 October 2025

Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Regional studies

Series: Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture

The book presents an innovative conceptualization of Western thought, casting the discourse of black and white intellectuals and politicians as a treatise on Occidentalism. It envisions American Occidentalism as an inner discourse where Critical Occidentalists interact textually and historically in response to the prevailing crosscurrents. To capture this narrativity, the first chapter establishes the book’s new terminology, rereads ancient Greek texts, and critiques the works of key anthropologists like James G. Carrier and Fernando Coronil, as well as cultural theorists such as Hassan Hanafi, Xiaomei Chen, and Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit. The other three chapters analyze the Occidentalist tendency in the discursive, official, and intellectual practices of the Early Republic, the twentieth century, and the twenty-first century. Ideal for scholars and individuals interested in postcolonial theory, (African) American literature, and political sciences, this book challenges readers to see the Occident not as a fixed entity, but as a dynamic, self-critical tradition.

By: Muthanna Al-Janabi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781032882314
ISBN 10: 103288231X
Series: Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 27 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Muthanna Al-Janabi is an Iraqi scholar and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, specializing in Occidentalism, (post)colonialism, neo-Orientalism, cultural dialogues, (African) American literature, and representations of violence. He earned his BA and MA from the University of Baghdad before completing his PhD at Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany. Through his published articles, Al-Janabi examines shifting global narrativity and its impact on contemporary thought.