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In Defence of Barbarism
- Non-Whites Against the Empire
Engelsk Paperback
In Defence of Barbarism
- Non-Whites Against the Empire
Engelsk Paperback

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Is social integration all it’s cracked up to be? Not in the defiant view of first-time French author Louisa Yousfi, who herself has North African roots. Taking its inspiration from the leading Algerian writer Kateb Yacine (‘I’m better off not being too cultivated. I have to retain a certain barbarianism’), this provocative essay explores ways of resisting the cultural and moral hegemony of the French ‘Empire’. Citing a wide range of cultural references, from the characters of Chester Himes and Toni Morrison to the in-your-face rap lyrics of the ‘street prophets’ Booba and PNL, she extolls the virtues of her inner barbarian and champions those brave souls who refuse to be ‘domesticated’.<br><br>Challenging the conventional wisdom that posits integration as an unalloyed good, she shows how assimilation can equate to the loss of traditions, religion, language, and culture. And, whether discussing 9/11, the Algerian colonial era, the media treatment of celebrities of Arab origin, or the second-class status of French citizens from an immigrant background, she holds an uncompromising mirror up to the West and its moral shortcomings, as if to say: a barbarian I may be, but who is the real monster? Yousfi - a young, charismatic and dynamic author who uses a refreshingly wide range of cultural reference points, including rap music, to construct her argument - opens up the path of a decolonial cultural politics and an aesthetics of resistance.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
112
ISBN-13:
9781804294420
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
180429442X
Udg. Dato:
21 jan 2025
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
127mm
Højde:
197mm
Forlag:
Verso Books
Oplagsdato:
21 jan 2025
Forfatter(e):
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