The Status Quo - Aidi, Lamiae
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The Status Quo is a satire that highlights immigrants and is told through an on-line social network. GetIt is the latest networking, job-hunting, site. It consists of a whopping number of lists and a baffling whirlpool of in-your-face buzz words. Each new friend request or message on GetIt then becomes a story about an immigrant. Dawya, the main character, meets the other immigrants and describes their stories to the narrator on GetIt. The stories are told through Dawya's immigrant perspective. The narrator is an exile located in Dawya's country of origin.

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Produktbeschreibung
The Status Quo is a satire that highlights immigrants and is told through an on-line social network. GetIt is the latest networking, job-hunting, site. It consists of a whopping number of lists and a baffling whirlpool of in-your-face buzz words. Each new friend request or message on GetIt then becomes a story about an immigrant. Dawya, the main character, meets the other immigrants and describes their stories to the narrator on GetIt. The stories are told through Dawya's immigrant perspective. The narrator is an exile located in Dawya's country of origin.
Autorenporträt
Lamiae Aidi teaches English and French in Montreal, Canada. She is a PhD in the Humanities from Concordia University. She has an MA degree in International Studies from The Graduate Center, CUNY and a BA in Language and Culture from SUNY Purchase College. When she is not teaching, Lamiae Aidi enjoys writing.