Arab-American Lives In New York City: the Value Of Creative Non-Fiction Journalism To The Social Sciences

<p>Through three journalistic portraits of Arab Americans living in New York City today, this thesis adds to the academic work of documenting the post-9/11 Arab-American experience via creative non-fiction storytelling. The three portraits of different generation Arab Americans each touch upon major themes covered in the post-9/11 social science research on this population, themes that are discussed in the literature review of this thesis. Furthermore, the thesis argues that the choice of creative non-fiction storytelling contributes to the already existing research in the area by making otherwise specialized material readable and accessible for a non-academic audience. Additionally, this thesis addresses the most significant differences, i.e., method, execution, and final product, in journalistic interviews and interviews conducted for social sciences.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Tholl, Sofie F

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mehdi Bozorghmehr

• Sociology
• Arab Americans; Immigrant experience; Interview Studies; Journalism

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1158

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-2172