Description
In this module, we shall examine the representation of women in Orientalist paintings by Gérôme and Delacroix, in the ‘erotic’ post cards compiled by Malek Alloula in Le Harem colonial, in literary texts by André Gide, Albert Camus and Assia Djebar, in the filmic narrative of Pontecorvo, as well as in the theoretical and critical works of Frantz Fanon, Pierre Bourdieu and Tahar Ben Jelloun. By focusing on these visual and textual narratives the aim of this option is to probe and problematise the intersections of gender, race and sexuality.Ìý
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Primary TextsÌý
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André Gide, L’immoraliste.Ìý
Albert Camus, L’Étranger.Ìý
Albert Camus, ‘La Femme adultère’Ìý
Malek Alloula, Le Harem colonial.Ìý
Gillo Pontecorvo, La Bataille d’AlgerÌý
Assia Djebar, Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement.Ìý
Assia Djebar, L'amour, la fantasiaÌý
Frantz Fanon, L’An cinq de la révolution algérienne.Ìý
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Coursework: Students will be required to give presentations in class. Satisfactory attendance at classes is a prerequisite for entry into the assessment process.Ìý
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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