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Decolonising the Intellectual: Politics, Culture, and Humanism at the End of the French Empire (Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures)
Jane Hiddleston
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Hardcover. This book explores the impossible dilemma facing Francophone intellectuals writing in the lead-up to decolonisation: 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? Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Francophone 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 ... Read more
Francophone 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781380321
SKU
V9781781380321
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About Jane Hiddleston
Jane Hiddleston is Professor of Literatures in French at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Decolonising the Intellectual: Politics, Culture, and Humanism at the End of the French Empire (Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures)
Reviews'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 ... Read more