Remnants of empire in Algeria and Vietnam : women, words, and war / Pamela A. Pears.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: After the empirePublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2004.Description: x, 163 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780739120224
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PQ3988.5.A5 P43 2004
Contents:
Framing, defining, and questioning -- Making the link -- War -- Postwar fragmentation
Review: "In Remnants of Empire in Algeria and Vietnam: Women, Words, and War, Pamela A. Pears proposes a new approach to Francophone studies. The work uses postcolonial theory, along with gender and feminist inquiries, to emphasize the connections between two Francophone literatures, Algerian and Vietnamese. Specifically, Pears focuses on four novels: Yamina Mechakra's La Grotte eclatee, Ly Thu Ho's Le Mirage de la paix, Malika Mokeddem's L'Interdite, and Kim Lefvre's Retour a la saison des pluies. All four novels show the profound transformation of women's roles in Algeria and Vietnam during and following the presence of French colonialism, yet these four authors never attempt to unfold a clear and single definition of the postcolonial female subject. Instead, they explore the various subjective possibilities, expand on them, and ultimately place them in question. Although the differences between Algeria and Vietnam are striking, it is through their connections to one another that we can define the territory of postcolonial gender issues. Whereas geographical boundaries and official nationalities serve as divisive classifications, the links between these works lead us to a much more engaging dialogue with and ultimate understanding of postcolonial Francophone literature."--BOOK JACKET
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Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Pittsburgh, 2001) presented under the title: Women's words: postcolonial francophone literature in Algeria and Vietnam

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158) and index.

Framing, defining, and questioning -- Making the link -- War -- Postwar fragmentation

"In Remnants of Empire in Algeria and Vietnam: Women, Words, and War, Pamela A. Pears proposes a new approach to Francophone studies. The work uses postcolonial theory, along with gender and feminist inquiries, to emphasize the connections between two Francophone literatures, Algerian and Vietnamese. Specifically, Pears focuses on four novels: Yamina Mechakra's La Grotte eclatee, Ly Thu Ho's Le Mirage de la paix, Malika Mokeddem's L'Interdite, and Kim Lefvre's Retour a la saison des pluies. All four novels show the profound transformation of women's roles in Algeria and Vietnam during and following the presence of French colonialism, yet these four authors never attempt to unfold a clear and single definition of the postcolonial female subject. Instead, they explore the various subjective possibilities, expand on them, and ultimately place them in question. Although the differences between Algeria and Vietnam are striking, it is through their connections to one another that we can define the territory of postcolonial gender issues. Whereas geographical boundaries and official nationalities serve as divisive classifications, the links between these works lead us to a much more engaging dialogue with and ultimate understanding of postcolonial Francophone literature."--BOOK JACKET

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