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Sarah Nagaty, "The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

New Books in Sociology

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Echoes of Displacement: Nubian Poetics

This chapter explores the cultural impacts of Nubian displacement due to the high dam construction, focusing on how poetry embodies the contrasting narratives of loss and hope. It emphasizes the challenges of translating these poetic works and highlights the interplay between material realities and emotional experiences in the context of Egypt's social history.

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