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Informationen zum Autor By Farid Laroussi Klappentext Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies, examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Zusammenfassung Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies! examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. States of Postcolonial Reading 2. The Orient in Question 3. Orientalism and Postcolonial Studies 4. Unfinished (Literary) Business: Orientalism and the Maghreb 5. André Gide and Imperial Dystopia 6. Fables of Maghreb Nationhood 7. A View from Diversité: Writing and Nation 8. The Challenge of Identities and the French Republic Conclusion: Elusive Convergence?
List of contents
1. States of Postcolonial Reading
2. The Orient in Question
3. Orientalism and Postcolonial Studies
4. Unfinished (Literary) Business: Orientalism and the Maghreb
5. AndrÉ Gide and Imperial Dystopia
6. Fables of Maghreb Nationhood
7. A View from
DiversitÉ: Writing and Nation
8. The Challenge of Identities and the French Republic
Conclusion: Elusive Convergence?
About the author
Farid Laroussi is an associate professor in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia.
