Polygraphies : Francophone women writing Algeria /

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"Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Algeria's independence, Polygraphies is significant and timely in its focus on autobiographical writings by seven of the most prominent francophone women writers from Algeria today, including Maïssa Bey, Hélène Cixous, Assia Djebar, and Malik...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rice, Alison, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Algerian literature (French) > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Women authors, Algerian > Political and social views.
Women authors, Arab > Algeria > Political and social views.
Women and literature > Algeria > History > 20th century.
Feminism and literature > Algeria > History > 20th century.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Écrivaines arabes > Algérie > Pensée politique et sociale.
Femmes et littérature > Algérie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Algerian literature (French) > Women authors
Feminism and literature
Literature
Postcolonialism in literature
Women and literature
Women authors, Arab > Political and social views
Women in literature
Algeria > In literature.
Algeria
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Algeria's independence, Polygraphies is significant and timely in its focus on autobiographical writings by seven of the most prominent francophone women writers from Algeria today, including Maïssa Bey, Hélène Cixous, Assia Djebar, and Malika Mokeddem. These authors witnessed both the "before" and "after" of the colonial experience in their land, and their fictional and theoretical texts testify to the lasting impact of this history. From a variety of personal perspectives and backgrounds, each writer addresses linguistic, religious, and racial issues of crucial contemporary importance in Algeria. Alison Rice engages their work from a range of disciplines, striving both to heighten our sensitivity to the plurality inherent in their texts and to move beyond a true/false dichotomy to a wealth of possible truths, all communicated in writing."--Project Muse.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813932939
9780813932934

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