Plural Maghreb - Writings on Postcolonialism

Abdelkebir Khatibi (1938-2009) was among the most renowned North African literary critics and authors of the past century whose unique treatments of subjects as vast as orientalism, otherness, coloniality, aesthetics, linguistics, sexuality, and the nature of contemporary critique have inspired major figures in postcolonial theory, deconstruction, and beyond. At once a philosophical visionary and provocative writer, Khatibi''s impressive contributions have been well-established throughout French and continental literary circles for several decades. As such, this English translation of one of his masterworks, (1983), marks a pivotal turn in the opportunity to wrest some of Khatibi''s most profound meditations to the forefront of a more global audience. Including such highly significant pieces as "Other-Thought," "Double Critique," "Bilingualism and Literature," and "Disoriented Orientalism," the ambition behind this volume is to showcase the true experimental complexity and conceptual depth of Khatibi''s thinking. Engaging the cultural-intellectual urgencies of a colonial frontier (in this case, the so-called Middle East/North Africa) this book expands our contemplative boundaries to render a globally-dynamic commentary that traverses the East-West divide.>

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• Authors: Abdelkebir Khatibi, Khatibi Abdelkebir
• Assisted by: Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh (Editor), Lucian Stone (Editor), P. Burcu Yalim (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781350053946
• ISBN: 978-1-350-05394-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Suspensions: Contemporary Midd; Suspensions: Contemporary Midd; Suspensions: Contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / North, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy