Date of Award

Spring 4-29-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Modern Languages & Literature

First Advisor

Rima Sadek

Second Advisor

Phoebe Carter

Third Advisor

Hanada Al-Masri

Abstract

This capstone comprises my original translation of "In The Line of Fire" by Motasem Abu Hasan from Arabic to English. I accompany the translation with a personal interview with the playwright, which is punctuated by research in related fields such as translation studies, dramaturgical analysis, theatre for social change, Palestinian theatre history, and postcolonial theory. This translation should bring its audience to engage with more Palestinian theatre and art, searching for greater context and understanding, contributing to a de-colonial effort towards engagement with Palestinians and Palestinian cultural media. Practically, the translation serves as a literal means of travel for the text which is otherwise confined to its original performance, unable to tour due to funding limitations and travel checkpoints. In physically bringing the text from Palestine to America, while changed by all the challenges and intricacies of translation, the play is able to live another life.

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