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Le je(u) de La mémoire tatouée

REIMER, ANDREW P

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2005, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : French.
In his 1971 novel La mémoire tatouée, Moroccan author Abdelkébir Khatibi examines the role of language and memory in the process of decolonization. The complexity of the relationships between memory, language and culture in Morocco is examined through an analysis of the narrative structure of the novel. Khatibi uses the techniques of parabola and parable as well as spatialization and dialogue in order to re-create the process of decolonization that he underwent. Derridian linguistic theory and performativity are key to understanding this novel and help the reader to locate the author’s own voice or subjectivity in the polyphony of the text. It is in the acts of writing and reading that decolonization is performed.
Michèle Vialet (Advisor)
51 p.

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  • REIMER, A. P. (2005). Le je(u) de La mémoire tatouée [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132344191

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • REIMER, ANDREW. Le je(u) de La mémoire tatouée . 2005. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132344191.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • REIMER, ANDREW. "Le je(u) de La mémoire tatouée ." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132344191

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)