In Linsey Hanley’s Estates, Hanley provides an overview of how the mind and perception of an author can be greatly impacted by the prevailing social or political topics in society. Being a homeowner herself, Hanley challenges the consequences of homeownership based on her observations of how the plan advances social segregations and injustices in British society (Hanley, 2012). Ideally, she proves that sociological and political environments surpass individual interests when it comes to influencing the perception of an author, and therefore, her novel offers a valuable concept to the current research concerning the influence of external factors on literature.

Naguib Mahfouz on his part further delves into Egyptian social politics and authors the novel “Children of the Alley” which transformed Arabic literature (Igbaria, 2020). His novel opens a new chapter on the identity crisis in Egypt which is a major characteristic of post-revolution Egypt. Afridi (2012) further notes that Naguib’s work inspired the Arabic literature to address the social shortcomings in modern postcolonial Egypt, especially on the socio-political dimensions. The inclusion of the above novel as the research primary source will also show how politics and socio-economic activities influence Arabic literature. In particular, Mahfouz expresses how social vices in society influence the thinking of writers who opt to address the issue through their art (Igbaria, 2020). In the long run, the style of writing and the entire literature discourse of the region is changed into reflecting what society is undergoing. In summary, the inclusion of the above two sources in the research will provide an overview of the remarkable transformation of both British and Arabic literature as occasioned by their respective socio-political environments.

This section will provide an overview of the project objectives, methodology, results, and conclusion.

·       Introduction to the study

The research project will be introduced in terms of its purpose and relevance.

·       Background information

The section provides an overview of the topic under study both internationally and locally.

·       Problem statement

The section will justify the importance of studying the research question

·       Research objectives

·       Research question

·       Literature Review

The literature review will provide an in-depth scholarly reflection of the topic and insights from other authors concerning the research question

·       Summary and research gap

A summary of the existing literature on the topic and research gap identified.

·       Research methodology

The methodology chapter will outline the design and approach that will be used in the study. It will highlight how data will be sampled and collected.

·       Data analysis, representation, and presentation

Once data is collected, this chapter will document how it will be analysed, interpreted, and presented to the target audience.

·       Summary of findings, conclusions, and recommendations

Results will be summarised, and a conclusion is drawn in this section. Based on the results, recommendations will also be made.

·       References

List of all sources used in the study.

Buettner, R. and Buettner, K., 2016. A systematic literature review of twitter research from a socio-political revolution perspective. In Proceedings of 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), pp. 2-10. Hawaii, Kauai.

Hanley, L., 2012. Estates: an intimate history. London: Granta Books.

Igbaria, K., 2020. Arab Spring Revolutions throughout modern Arabic poetry. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 8(4), pp.142-153.

Imran, M. and Chen, Y., 2020. Arab women’s activism and socio-political transformation: unfinished gendered revolutions. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, pp.1-2.

Mahfouz, N. and Maḥfūẓ, N., 1996. Children of the alley. Hamburg: Anchor.

Mason, H., 1984. The founding of modern European literary criticism part III: Rapin’s critical reflections on modern poetry. The Cambridge Quarterly, XIII(2), pp.93-128.

Scuzzarello, S. and Carlson, B., 2018. Young Somalis’ social identity in Sweden and Britain: the interplay of group dynamics, socio-political environments, and transnational ties in social identification processes. Migration Studies, 7(4), pp.433-454.

Turnheim, B. and Geels, F., 2012. Regime destabilisation as the flipside of energy transitions: lessons from the history of the British coal industry (1913–1997). Energy Policy, 50, pp.35-49.

Valassopoulos, A., 2008. Contemporary Arab women writers. London: Routledge.

Wright, M. and Bloemraad, I., 2012. Is there a trade-off between multiculturalism and socio-political integration? Policy regimes and immigrant incorporation in comparative perspective. Perspectives on Politics, 10(1) pp.77-95.

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