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Book SynopsisAimé Césaire is arguably the greatest Caribbean literary writer in history. Best known for his incendiary epic poemNotebook of a Return to my Native Land, Césaire reinvented black culture by conceiving négritude' as a dynamic and continuous process of self-creation.In this essential new account of his life and work, Jane Hiddleston introduces readers to Césaire's unique poetic voice and to his role as a figurehead for intellectuals pursuing freedom and equality for black people. Césaire was deeply immersed in the political life of his native Martinique for over fifty years, calling for the liberation and emancipation of oppressed people at home and abroad, while celebrating black creativity and self-invention to resist a history of racism. As Mayor of Fort-de-France and Deputy at the French National Assembly, he established Martinique as a department of France, only to spend the rest of his life campaigning for equality and autonomy' when the French government reneged on the promises of departmentalisation.Across all his work, Césaire's formidable command of language allowed him to combine the poetic and the political. His extraordinary life reminds us that the much-needed revolt against oppression and subjugation canand shouldcome from within the establishment, as well as without.

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Book SynopsisPostcolonialism offers challenging and provocative ways of thinking about colonial and neocolonial power, about self and other, and about the discourses that perpetuate postcolonial inequality and violence. Much of the seminal work in postcolonialism has been shaped by currents in philosophy, notably Marxism and ethics. "Understanding Postcolonialism" examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in order to reveal the often conflicting systems of thought which underpin it. In so doing, the book presents a reappraisal of the major postcolonial thinkers of the twentieth century.Ranging beyond the narrow selection of theorists to which the field is often restricted, the book explores the work of Fanon and Sartre, Gandhi, Nandy, and the Subaltern Studies Group, Foucault and Said, Derrida and Bhabha, Khatibi and Glissant, and Spivak, Mbembe and Mudimbe. A clear and accessible introduction to the subject, "Understanding Postcolonialism" reveals how, almost half a century after decolonisation, the complex relation between politics and ethics continues to shape postcolonial thought.Trade Review"Essential reading for all scholars and students in the postcolonial field. A concise and timely introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of anti-colonial and postcolonial criticism and a significant intervention in the field." - Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool "A fresh and lucid presentation of major strands in postcolonial thought from Gandhi onward, including a clear presentation for the non-expert of the poststructuralist philosophical background necessary for understanding current debates." - Lynda Lange, University of Toronto"Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Fanon and Sartre: Colonial Manichaeism and the Call to Arms 3. Decolonisation, Community, Nationalism: Gandhi, Nandy, and the Subaltern Studies Collective 4. Foucault and Said: Colonial Discourse and Orientalism 5. Derrida and Bhabha: Self, Other, and Postcolonial Ethics 6. Khatibi and Glissant: Postcolonial Ethics and the Return to Place 7. Ethics with Politics? Spivak, Mudimbe, Mbembe 8. Conclusion: Neocolonialism and the Future of the Discipline Questions for discussion and revision Guide to further reading Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPostcolonial literature has often tended to invite readings that focus on the relation between texts and political contexts, not surprisingly perhaps, given the fraught historical moments of colonialism and decolonisation with which it frequently engages. Nevertheless, critics such as Nicholas Harrison have argued for attention to the literary as literary, and have explored the ways in which literary representation makes any assumed ideological content necessarily indeterminate. Taking into account this call for attention to the literary, this volume investigates more specifically the idiosyncrasies of postcolonial poetics, including postcolonial literature’s use of and experimentation with genre and form. However, this attention to poetics is not intended to replace political engagement, and, rather than privileging the literary at the expense of the political, this volume analyses how texts use genre and form to offer multiple distinct ways of responding to political and historical questions. Postcolonial texts engage with the political world in a variety of ways, directly or indirectly, and it is in their specific uses of genre and form that they alter or develop our understanding of the particular contexts with which they grapple. According to Graham Huggan, postcolonial studies is inherently plural and interdisciplinary, in that it is made up of literary and cultural analysis as well as political theory, psychoanalysis, anthropology, history and philosophy. It is in the combination and manipulation of such forms of analysis that postcolonialism is able to imagine alternative identities and societies. This volume of postcolonial poetics therefore probes some examples of different kinds of literary writing, its blurring with other discourses and its manipulation of genre and form, in order to achieve a better understanding of its transformatory power.This exploration of the poetics of genre also sheds light on how different kinds of texts offer specific, distinct modes of thought.Trade Review... this book will provide a key reference point for researchers embarking on analyses of postcolonial cultural production. Gillian Jein, French Studies, vol 67, no 1Table of ContentsPreface - Dominique Combe Acknowledgements Introduction - Jane Hiddleston Literary Form and the Politics of Interpretation 'New World' Exiles and Ironists from Evariste Parny to Ananda Devi - Framcoise Lionnet ''... without losing sight of the whole': Said and Goethe - Matthias Zach Metaphorical Memories: Freud, Conrad and the Dark Continent - Nicholas Harrison Playing the Field/Performing 'the Personal' in Maryse Conde's Interviews - Eva Sansavior Writing Subjectivity, Crossing Borders A Concern Peculiar to Western Man? Postcolonial Reconsiderations of Autobiography as Genre - Bart Moore-Gilbert Still Beseiged by Voices: Djebar's Poetics of the Threshold - Clarisse Zimra Algerian Letters: Mixture, Genres, Literature Itself - Patrick Crowley Postcolonial Poetics How to Speak about It? Kateb Yacine's Feminine Voice or Literat Wager: A Reading of Nedjma - Mireille Calle-Gruber (translated by lane Hiddlestor. The Rise of the recit d'enfance in the Francophone Caribbean - Louise Hardwick Reinventing the Legacies of Genre The Tragedy of Decolonization: Dialectics at a Standstill - Martin Megevand J. M. Coetzee's Australian Realism - Elleke Boehmer Ambivalence and Ambiguity of the Short Story in Albert Camus's 'L'H6te' and Mohammed Dib's 'La Fin' - Andy Stafford Writing against Genocide: Genres of Opposition in Narratives fror and about Rwanda - Zoe Norridge Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAbdelkébir Khatibi (1938–2009) is one of the greatest Moroccan thinkers, and one of the most important theorists of both postcolonialism and Islamic culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book introduces his works to Anglophone readers, tracing his development from the early work on sociology in Morocco to his literary and aesthetic works championing transnationalism and multilingualism. The essays here both offer close analyses of Khatibi’s engagements with a range of issues, from Moroccan politics to Arabic calligraphy and from decolonisation to interculturality, and highlights the important contribution of his thinking to the development of Western postcolonial and modern theory. The book acknowledges the legacy of one of the greatest African thinkers of the last century, and addresses the lack of attention to his work in the field of postcolonial studies. More than a writer, a sociologist or a thinker, Khatibi was a leading figure and an eclectic intellectual whose erudite works can still inform and enrich current reflections on the future of postcolonialism and the development of intercultural and transnational studies. The book also includes translated excerpts from Khatibi’s works, thus offering a multilingual perspective on his writing.Contributors: Assia Belhabib, Jasmina Bolfek-Radovani, Dominique Combe, Rim Feriani, Charles Forsdick, Olivia C. Harrison, Jane Hiddleston, Debra Kelly, Khalid Lyamlahy, Lucy McNeece, Matt Reeck, Alison Rice, Nao Sawada, Andy Stafford, Edwige Tamalet Talbayev, Alfonso de ToroTrade Review'It is difficult to overstate the importance of Abdelkebir Khatibi, not just for the postcolonial or francophone world but for literary and cultural studies in general. This volume will be a significant contribution to scholarship on the multifaceted and complex work of this original literary and cultural voice.'Nasrin Qader, Northwestern University'Jane Hiddleston and Khalid Lyamlahy’s hard-hitting collection of essays on Abdelkébir Khatibi represents the first major English-language publication devoted to the Moroccan thinker and his work.[...] In this sense, there can be no greater homage to, or recognition of, Khatibian destabilisation and instigation than the editors' thoughtful interfolding of elements of surprise into the collection’s structure. [...] This book is positioned to be of immense interest to students and scholars of postcolonialism who are invested in the complex intersections of politics, literature, language, and identity, both within and beyond the francosphere. One of the book’s most precious contributions to (francophone) postcolonialism is how it points to fecund crossovers with adjacent fields of scholarship, and gestures toward potentially trailblazing interventions.'Yasser Elhariry, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies'There is also a useful overview of Khatibi scholarship, which in turn offers readers a chance to consider new avenues for research and enquiry. Particularly impressive is the way that this volume brings together many Khatibi scholars. [...] Hiddleston and Lyamlahy have done a laudable job of making the book accessible to a wide audience; whether one has just discovered Khatibi’s writings or spent a lifetime studying him, there is something in this collection for everyone.'Shannon K. Winston, French Studies'Abdelkébir Khatibi is quite properly characterized by the editors of this impressive collaboration as among the most important theorists of postcolonialism and contemporary Islamic culture. [...There are] fourteen individually fascinating and cumulatively compelling essays offered here, and which are valuably complemented by translations of substantial extracts from two of Khatibi’s major texts. [...] This absorbing introduction to his life and work deserves to be widely read and discussed.'Philip Dine, International Journal of French Studies'[Abdelkébir Khatibi: Postcolonialism, Transnationalism and Culture in the Maghreb and Beyond] stands as the most comprehensive account of Khatibi available in English to date. It presents insightful and authoritative readings on his relation to critical theory, poststructuralism, and postcolonial theory while integrating crucial but neglected aspects of his writing, notably his work in sociology, popular culture, and visual arts.' Matthew Brauer, Journal of North Africa StudiesTable of ContentsList of photographsAcknowledgementsIntroductionAbdelkébir Khatibi, At Home and AbroadJane Hiddleston and Khalid LyamlahyI. Critical Thinking: From Decolonisation to TransnationalismThe ‘Souverainement Orphelin’ of Abdelkébir Khatibi’s Early Writings: Sociology in the Souffles YearsAndy StaffordTireless Translation: Travels, Transcriptions, Tongues and the Eternal Plight of the ‘Étranger professionnel’ in the corpus of Abdelkébir KhatibiAlison RiceAbdelkébir Khatibi’s Mediterranean IdiomEdwige Tamalet TalbayevAbdelkébir Khatibi and the Transparency of LanguageAssia Belhabib (translated from the French by Jane Hiddleston)Performativity and Abdelkébir Khatibi, ‘From where to speak’: Living, Thinking and Writing with an ‘epistemological accent’Alfonso de ToroII. Cultural and Philosophical DialoguesKhatibi and the Transcolonial TurnOlivia C. HarrisonSegalen and Khatibi: Bilingualism, Alterity and the Poetics of DiversityCharles ForsdickDerrida and Khatibi: A ‘Franco-Maghrebian’ dialogueDominique Combe (translated from the French by Jane Hiddleston)Maghrebian Shadow: Abdelkébir Khatibi and Japanese CultureNao SawadaIII. Aesthetics and Art in the Islamic World and BeyondReading Signs and Symbols with Abdelkébir Khatibi: from the Body to the TextRim Feriani, Jasmina Bolfek-Radovani and Debra KellyAbdelkébir Khatibi: The Other Side of the MirrorLucy McNeeceThe Carpet as a Text, The Writer as a Weaver: Reading the Moroccan Carpet with Abdelkébir KhatibiKhalid LyamlahyThe Artist’s Journey, or, the Journey as Art: Aesthetics and Ethics in Pèlerinage d’un artiste amoureux and beyondJane HiddlestonIV. TranslationsExcerpts from Abdelkébir Khatibi, La Blessure du nom propre (Paris: Editions Denoël, 1974)Translated from the French by Matt ReeckExcerpts from Abdelkébir Khatibi and Jacques Hassoun, Le Même Livre (Paris: Editions de l’Eclat, 1985)Translated from the French by Olivia C. HarrisonV. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFrancophone intellectuals writing in the lead-up to the decolonisation were faced with an impossible dilemma. How could they redefine their culture, and the ‘humanity’ they felt had been denied by the colonial project, in terms that did not replicate the French thinking by which they were formed? Figures such as Senghor, Césaire, Fanon, Amrouche, Feraoun and Kateb were all educated, indeed immersed, in French culture and language, yet they intervened forcefully in political debates surrounding decolonisation and sought to contribute to the reinvention of local cultures in a gesture of resistance to the ongoing French presence. Despite their pivotal role during this period of upheaval, then, their project was fraught with tensions that form the focus of this study. In particular, these writers reflected on the relation between universality and particularity in intellectual work, and struggled to avoid the traps associated with an over-investment in either domain. They also all learned from metropolitan French humanist thought but strove continually to reinvent that humanism so as to account for colonised experience and culture. Their work also readdresses the ongoing question of the relation between literature or culture and politics, and testifies to a moment of intense dialogue, and potential conflict, between contrasting but complementary spheres of activity.Trade ReviewReviews'An extremely erudite study of the vexed questions facing Francophone intellectuals in their response to colonial politics, ideas and culture and received ideas of the human. It is intellectually strong and very well written.' Max Silverman, University of Leeds'Each of the chapters makes incisive contributions to the subfields of Negritude and Maghrebi studies, and would thus serve well in specialized graduate seminars. Taught as a book, it is suitable for both graduate courses on postcolonial theory and undergraduate francophone literature classes.'Olivia Harrison, French Studies JournalTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Léopold Sédar Senghor: Politician and Poet between Hybridity and Solitude 2. Aimé Césaire: From Poetic Insurrection to Humanist Ethics 3. Frantz Fanon: Experiments in Collective Identity 4. Jean El-Mouhoub Amrouche: The Universal Intellectual? 5. Mouloud Feraoun: Postcolonial Realism, or, the Intellectual as Witness 6. Kateb Yacine: Poetry and Revolution Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAbdelkébir Khatibi (1938–2009) is one of the greatest Moroccan thinkers, and one of the most important theorists of both postcolonialism and Islamic culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book introduces his works to Anglophone readers, tracing his development from the early work on sociology in Morocco to his literary and aesthetic works championing transnationalism and multilingualism. The essays here both offer close analyses of Khatibi’s engagements with a range of issues, from Moroccan politics to Arabic calligraphy and from decolonisation to interculturality, and highlights the important contribution of his thinking to the development of Western postcolonial and modern theory. The book acknowledges the legacy of one of the greatest African thinkers of the last century, and addresses the lack of attention to his work in the field of postcolonial studies. More than a writer, a sociologist or a thinker, Khatibi was a leading figure and an eclectic intellectual whose erudite works can still inform and enrich current reflections on the future of postcolonialism and the development of intercultural and transnational studies. The book also includes translated excerpts from Khatibi’s works, thus offering a multilingual perspective on his writing.Contributors: Assia Belhabib, Jasmina Bolfek-Radovani, Dominique Combe, Rim Feriani, Charles Forsdick, Olivia C. Harrison, Jane Hiddleston, Debra Kelly, Khalid Lyamlahy, Lucy McNeece, Matt Reeck, Alison Rice, Nao Sawada, Andy Stafford, Edwige Tamalet Talbayev, Alfonso de ToroTrade Review'It is difficult to overstate the importance of Abdelkebir Khatibi, not just for the postcolonial or francophone world but for literary and cultural studies in general. This volume will be a significant contribution to scholarship on the multifaceted and complex work of this original literary and cultural voice.'Nasrin Qader, Northwestern University'Jane Hiddleston and Khalid Lyamlahy’s hard-hitting collection of essays on Abdelkébir Khatibi represents the first major English-language publication devoted to the Moroccan thinker and his work.[...] In this sense, there can be no greater homage to, or recognition of, Khatibian destabilisation and instigation than the editors' thoughtful interfolding of elements of surprise into the collection’s structure. [...] This book is positioned to be of immense interest to students and scholars of postcolonialism who are invested in the complex intersections of politics, literature, language, and identity, both within and beyond the francosphere. One of the book’s most precious contributions to (francophone) postcolonialism is how it points to fecund crossovers with adjacent fields of scholarship, and gestures toward potentially trailblazing interventions.'Yasser Elhariry, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies'There is also a useful overview of Khatibi scholarship, which in turn offers readers a chance to consider new avenues for research and enquiry. Particularly impressive is the way that this volume brings together many Khatibi scholars. [...] Hiddleston and Lyamlahy have done a laudable job of making the book accessible to a wide audience; whether one has just discovered Khatibi’s writings or spent a lifetime studying him, there is something in this collection for everyone.'Shannon K. Winston, French Studies'Abdelkébir Khatibi is quite properly characterized by the editors of this impressive collaboration as among the most important theorists of postcolonialism and contemporary Islamic culture. [...There are] fourteen individually fascinating and cumulatively compelling essays offered here, and which are valuably complemented by translations of substantial extracts from two of Khatibi’s major texts. [...] This absorbing introduction to his life and work deserves to be widely read and discussed.'Philip Dine, International Journal of French Studies'[Abdelkébir Khatibi: Postcolonialism, Transnationalism and Culture in the Maghreb and Beyond] stands as the most comprehensive account of Khatibi available in English to date. It presents insightful and authoritative readings on his relation to critical theory, poststructuralism, and postcolonial theory while integrating crucial but neglected aspects of his writing, notably his work in sociology, popular culture, and visual arts.' Matthew Brauer, Journal of North Africa StudiesTable of ContentsList of photographsAcknowledgementsIntroductionAbdelkébir Khatibi, At Home and AbroadJane Hiddleston and Khalid LyamlahyI. Critical Thinking: From Decolonisation to TransnationalismThe ‘Souverainement Orphelin’ of Abdelkébir Khatibi’s Early Writings: Sociology in the Souffles YearsAndy StaffordTireless Translation: Travels, Transcriptions, Tongues and the Eternal Plight of the ‘Étranger professionnel’ in the corpus of Abdelkébir KhatibiAlison RiceAbdelkébir Khatibi’s Mediterranean IdiomEdwige Tamalet TalbayevAbdelkébir Khatibi and the Transparency of LanguageAssia Belhabib (translated from the French by Jane Hiddleston)Performativity and Abdelkébir Khatibi, ‘From where to speak’: Living, Thinking and Writing with an ‘epistemological accent’Alfonso de ToroII. Cultural and Philosophical DialoguesKhatibi and the Transcolonial TurnOlivia C. HarrisonSegalen and Khatibi: Bilingualism, Alterity and the Poetics of DiversityCharles ForsdickDerrida and Khatibi: A ‘Franco-Maghrebian’ dialogueDominique Combe (translated from the French by Jane Hiddleston)Maghrebian Shadow: Abdelkébir Khatibi and Japanese CultureNao SawadaIII. Aesthetics and Art in the Islamic World and BeyondReading Signs and Symbols with Abdelkébir Khatibi: from the Body to the TextRim Feriani, Jasmina Bolfek-Radovani and Debra KellyAbdelkébir Khatibi: The Other Side of the MirrorLucy McNeeceThe Carpet as a Text, The Writer as a Weaver: Reading the Moroccan Carpet with Abdelkébir KhatibiKhalid LyamlahyThe Artist’s Journey, or, the Journey as Art: Aesthetics and Ethics in Pèlerinage d’un artiste amoureux and beyondJane HiddlestonIV. TranslationsExcerpts from Abdelkébir Khatibi, La Blessure du nom propre (Paris: Editions Denoël, 1974)Translated from the French by Matt ReeckExcerpts from Abdelkébir Khatibi and Jacques Hassoun, Le Même Livre (Paris: Editions de l’Eclat, 1985)Translated from the French by Olivia C. HarrisonV. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing. Many so-called poststructuralist thinkers, such as Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Barthes, Kristeva and Spivak, have turned their attention at some point in their career towards questions either of postcolonialism, or of cultural domination and difference. For all these thinkers, however, a reflection on such questions has generated a sense of unease concerning the assumed neutrality of theoretical discourse, and the inevitable subjective or autobiographical investments of the writing self. The book argues that this anxiety betrays an unprecedented lucidity concerning the particular challenges of writing about ourselves and others at a time of postcolonial upheaval.Trade ReviewA thorough, well-researched and well-written piece of scholarship. Though it covers a lot of ground, and deals with six notoriously complex and prolific thinkers, the overall project is impressively focused and coherent…This is clearly an accomplished piece of work, and it will be a valuable addition to the growing literature on the topic. Peter Hallward, Middlesex UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Poststructuralism in Algeria 1. Derrida in Exile: Philosophy, Postcolonialism and the Call for a Singular Universalism 2. In or Out? The Dislocations of Hélène Cixous 3. Lyotard’s Algeria: Theory and/or Politics Part Two: Theory and Cultural Difference 4. Displacing Barthes: Self, Other and the Theorist’s Uneasy Belonging 5. National Identity and Etrangeté: Kristeva’s Search for a Language of Otherness 6. Spivak’s Echo: Autobiography, Narcissism and the Theoretical Voice Conclusion Bibliography Index Contents

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Book SynopsisFor more than fifty years, Assia Djebar, former Silver Chair of French at New York University and winner of the Neustadt Prize for Contribution to World Literature, used the tools of poetry, fiction, drama and film to vividly portray the world of Muslim women in all its complexity. In the process, she became one of the most important figures in North African literature. In Assia Djebar, Jane Hiddleston traces Djebar’s development as a writer against the backdrop of North Africa’s tumultuous history. Whereas Djebar’s early writings were largely an attempt to delineate clearly the experience of being a woman, an intellectual, and an Algerian embedded in that often violent history, she had in her more recent work evinced a growing sense that the influence of French culture on Algerian letters may make such a project impossible. The first book-length study of this significant writer, Assia Djebar will be of tremendous interest to anyone studying post-colonial literature, women’s studies or Francophone culture in general.Trade ReviewExcellent… it will appeal greatly to academics and research students in the UK and North America as well as the rest of Europe as it gives an excellent overview of Djebar’s work.... a remarkable, comprehensive study of the celebrated francophone woman writer's literary trajectory. * CLIO *Outstanding accomplishment ... [an] invaluable work. * South Central Review, Vol. 25.3 *Jane Hiddleston's broading-ranging, thoughtful monograph on the literary work (not the films) of Assia Djebar is a welcome addition to scholarship on a still under-discussed author. Performing an original and productive cross-fertilization between postcolonial (and, on occasion, Islamic) thought, and French theories of subjectivity, Hiddleston comprehensively treats the formidable body of Djebar's work...very important contribution to scholarship on Francophone literature. * Francophone Postcolonial Studies, 5.2. Autumn Winter *The excellence of Hiddleston's research and writing bears testimony to a fine intelligence that promises an answer to come. * International Journal of Francophone Studies, Volume 11, Numbers 1 & 2 *Jane Hiddleston's Assia Djebar: Out of Algeria is an impressive overview of the literary output of one of Algeria's most prolific writers. This study constitutes an indispensable resource for scholars and students alike with an interest in Djebar or, indeed, Algerian postcolonial literature generally. * MLR, 103.1 *Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Early Years 2. War, Memory and Postcoloniality 3. Feminism and Women's Identity 4. Violence, Mourning and Singular Testimony 5. Haunted Algeria Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrancophone intellectuals writing in the lead-up to the decolonisation were faced with an impossible dilemma. How could they redefine their culture, and the ‘humanity’ they felt had been denied by the colonial project, in terms that did not replicate the French thinking by which they were formed? Figures such as Senghor, Césaire, Fanon, Amrouche, Feraoun and Kateb were all educated, indeed immersed, in French culture and language, yet they intervened forcefully in political debates surrounding decolonisation and sought to contribute to the reinvention of local cultures in a gesture of resistance to the ongoing French presence. Despite their pivotal role during this period of upheaval, then, their project was fraught with tensions that form the focus of this study. In particular, these writers reflected on the relation between universality and particularity in intellectual work, and struggled to avoid the traps associated with an over-investment in either domain. They also all learned from metropolitan French humanist thought but strove continually to reinvent that humanism so as to account for colonised experience and culture. Their work also readdresses the ongoing question of the relation between literature or culture and politics, and testifies to a moment of intense dialogue, and potential conflict, between contrasting but complementary spheres of activity.Trade ReviewReviews'An extremely erudite study of the vexed questions facing Francophone intellectuals in their response to colonial politics, ideas and culture and received ideas of the human. It is intellectually strong and very well written.' Max Silverman, University of Leeds'Each of the chapters makes incisive contributions to the subfields of Negritude and Maghrebi studies, and would thus serve well in specialized graduate seminars. Taught as a book, it is suitable for both graduate courses on postcolonial theory and undergraduate francophone literature classes.'Olivia Harrison, French Studies JournalTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Léopold Sédar Senghor: Politician and Poet between Hybridity and Solitude 2. Aimé Césaire: From Poetic Insurrection to Humanist Ethics 3. Frantz Fanon: Experiments in Collective Identity 4. Jean El-Mouhoub Amrouche: The Universal Intellectual? 5. Mouloud Feraoun: Postcolonial Realism, or, the Intellectual as Witness 6. Kateb Yacine: Poetry and Revolution Conclusion Bibliography Index

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