Algerian Imprints

Ethical Space in the Work of Assia Djebar and Hélène Cixous

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, French, European, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Algerian Imprints by Brigitte Weltman-Aron, Columbia University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Brigitte Weltman-Aron ISBN: 9780231539876
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: August 18, 2015
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Brigitte Weltman-Aron
ISBN: 9780231539876
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: August 18, 2015
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

Born and raised in French Algeria, Assia Djebar and Hélène Cixous represent in their literary works signs of conflict and enmity, drawing on discordant histories so as to reappraise the political on the very basis of dissensus.

In a rare comparison of these authors' writings, Algerian Imprints shows how Cixous and Djebar consistently reclaim for ethical and political purposes the demarcations and dislocations emphasized in their fictions. Their works affirm the chance for thinking afforded by marginalization and exclusion and delineate political ways of preserving a space for difference informed by expropriation and nonbelonging. Cixous's inquiry is steeped in her formative encounter with the grudging integration of the Jews in French Algeria, while Djebar's narratives concern the colonial separation of "French" and "Arab," self and other. Yet both authors elaborate strategies to address inequality and injustice without resorting to tropes of victimization, challenging and transforming the understanding of the history and legacy of colonized space.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Born and raised in French Algeria, Assia Djebar and Hélène Cixous represent in their literary works signs of conflict and enmity, drawing on discordant histories so as to reappraise the political on the very basis of dissensus.

In a rare comparison of these authors' writings, Algerian Imprints shows how Cixous and Djebar consistently reclaim for ethical and political purposes the demarcations and dislocations emphasized in their fictions. Their works affirm the chance for thinking afforded by marginalization and exclusion and delineate political ways of preserving a space for difference informed by expropriation and nonbelonging. Cixous's inquiry is steeped in her formative encounter with the grudging integration of the Jews in French Algeria, while Djebar's narratives concern the colonial separation of "French" and "Arab," self and other. Yet both authors elaborate strategies to address inequality and injustice without resorting to tropes of victimization, challenging and transforming the understanding of the history and legacy of colonized space.

More books from Columbia University Press

Cover of the book Local Actions by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Religion and State by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book An Improbable Life by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Chaos, Territory, Art by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Politics Recovered by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Developmental Theories Through the Life Cycle by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Rites of Return by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book From Abyssinian to Zion by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Running Mother and Other Stories by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Burma Redux by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Reforming the International Financial System for Development by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Conflict, Conquest, and Conversion by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Cover of the book Shadow Medicine by Brigitte Weltman-Aron
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy