| Titre : | Postcolonial Identity and Gender in North African Fiction: A Case Study of Assia Djebar’s Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade |
| Auteurs : | Yasmine MERZOUGUI, Auteur ; P/ LLA Dr. Nawel Meriem OUHIBA, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | SAIDA [ALGERIE] : 1- University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar / Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2025-2026 |
| Format : | 70p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | +CD-ROM |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Note de contenu : |
Declaration ............................................................................................................ I
Dedication.............................................................................................................. II Acknowledgements............................................................................................... III Abstract (English, French, Arabic)..................................................................... IV List of Abbreviations............................................................................................ VI Table of Contents.................................................................................................. VII General Introduction............................................................................................ 1 Chapter One: Feminism and Postcolonial Perspectives on Identity and Gender ................................................................................................................... 6 I.1. Introduction ................................................................................................ 7 I.2. Overview of Gender and Identity ............................................................... 8 I.2.1. Definition of Gender.......................................................................... 8 I.2.2. Definition of Identity .......................................................................... 8 I.2.3. Gender Identity in Literature ............................................................. 9 I.3. Feminism and Postcolonial Theory............................................................ 9 I.4. Postcolonial Identity and Literature ........................................................... 13 I.5. Postcolonial Discourse and Resistance....................................................... 15 I.6. Voice and Silence ....................................................................................... 18 I.7. Polyphony................................................................................................... 23 I.8. Conclusion.................................................................................................. 26 Chapter Two: Gender, Identity and Narrative Resistance in Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade ....................................................................... 27 II.1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 28 II.2. Defining the “Silent Subaltern” within Djebar's Narrative ....................... 28 II.2.1. The Transition from Historical Silence to the Beginning of the “Cavalcade” ............................................................................................... 30 II.3. Postcolonial Identity: Ideological and Cultural Dimensions (Algeria vs. France) .............................................................................................................. 30 II.3.1. Colonial Hegemony: French Cultural Dominance and the Suppression of the Indigenous Voice .......................................................... 31 II.3.2. Historical and Social Context: The 1830 Invasion and the Social Status of Algerian Women........................................................................... 33 II.4. Cultural Conflict and Identity Crisis in Djebar's Novel............................ 35 II.4.1. Mimicry and Cultural Conflict: The Algeria–France Struggle and the Irony of the Colonized Adopting the Colonizer's Language ................. 35 II.4.2. Ambivalence and Identity Crisis: Between the “Traditional Home” and the “French School” ............................................................................ 37 II.5. Gender Representation in Fantasia: Physical and Psychological Dimensions ....................................................................................................... 39 II.5.1. Trauma and the Body: The Physical Impact of Colonial and Patriarchal Violence on Female Characters.............................................. 39 VIII II.5.2. Male Dominance and Gender Roles: The Traditional Social Fabric and “Double Oppression” .......................................................................... 41 II.5.3. The Fractured Self and Alienation: The Psychological Displacement of Women between “Voice” and “Silence” ......................... 43 II.6. The Subaltern Woman and Narrative Resistance through Djebar's Writing.............................................................................................................. 44 II.6.1. The Subaltern Condition: Spivak's Theory Applied to the Female .. 45 II.6.2. Identity Formation through Narration: Storytelling as Resistance and Self-Recovery........................................................................................ 46 II.7. Conclusion................................................................................................. 48 Chapter Three: Rewriting History in Djebar's Narrative................................ 49 III.1. Introduction.............................................................................................. 50 III.2. Understanding and Challenging Colonial History................................... 50 III.2.1. Colonial Discourse and How History Was Written under Colonial Rule.............................................................................................................. 51 III.2.2. The Marginalization of Algerian Voices, Especially Women ......... 52 III.2.3. Interrogating Colonial Archives and Questioning Official French Records........................................................................................................ 53 III.2.4. The Need to Rewrite History through Alternative Perspectives ..... 55 III.3. Alternative Narratives: Memory and Orality........................................... 56 III.3.1. The Power of Oral History in Preserving Female Voices .............. 56 III.3.2. Personal Memory as a Source of History ....................................... 58 III.3.3. The Shift from Official Historical Events to Lived Experiences ..... 59 III.3.4. Giving Voice to Silenced Women in Djebar's Narrative................. 59 III.4. Gender and the Rewriting of History....................................................... 60 III.4.1. The Impact of Double Oppression (Colonialism and Patriarchy).. 61 III.4.2. The Female Body as a Space of Resistance and Expression........... 61 III.4.3. The Movement from Silence to Voice in Representing Women's Experiences ................................................................................................. 63 III.5. From Individual Resistance to Social Transformation ............................ 64 III.5.1. Small Individual Acts of Resistance (Writing, Education, Speaking)..................................................................................................... 64 III.5.2. The Social Impact of These Acts on Collective Awareness............. 65 III.5.3. The Emergence of Women as Active Historical Subjects................ 66 III.6. Conclusion ............................................................................................... 67 General Conclusion .............................................................................................. 68 References.............................................................................................................. 72 Appendices ............................................................................................................ 77 |
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