Cultures in Dialogue returns to print sources by women writers from the East and West. Series One considers the exchanges between Ottoman, British, and American women from the 1880s to the 1940s. Their varied responses to dilemmas such as nationalism, female emancipation, race relations and modernization in the context of the stereotypes characteristic of Western harem literature reframe the historical tensions between Eastern and Western cultures, offering a nuanced understanding of their current manifestations.

Series Editors:

Reina Lewis

is Artscom Centenary Professor of Cultural Studies, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London.

Teresa Heffernan

is Associate Professor of English at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada.