• Submitter Login
    View Item 
    •   Bilkent Repository
    • University Centres and Units
    • Work in Progress
    • Bilkent University - Scopus Publications
    • Research Paper
    • View Item
    •   Bilkent Repository
    • University Centres and Units
    • Work in Progress
    • Bilkent University - Scopus Publications
    • Research Paper
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The war of writing: French literary politics and the decolonization of Algeria

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Full printable version (359.6Kb)
    Date Issued
    2013
    Author
    Just, D.
    Show full item record
    Please cite this item using this persistent URL
    http://hdl.handle.net/11693/20835
    Journal
    Journal of European Studies
    Published as
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047244113492296
    Collections
    • Research Paper [7144]
    Abstract
    This article examines perceptions of the Algerian war among French intellectuals and in mainstream French culture. Against the background of France's social and political situation in the 1950s - declining international prominence, the loss of its colonies, rapid industrial modernization, and increasing moves toward individualism - the essay discusses the reactions of left-leaning writers and critics to the war and the way it was represented in popular culture after the escalating violence prompted more sharply defined political positions. Focusing on the issue of two types of engagements - political and literary - the author suggests that the redefined notion of commitment, as formulated by Albert Camus and Maurice Blanchot in response to Jean-Paul Sartre's emphasis on unconditional action, offered a conception of political, social and cultural transformation designed to undo the violence inherent in Sartre's promotion of self-assured values and insular ideas. © The Author(s) 2013.

    BİLKENT UNIVERSITY

    Copyright © Bilkent University - Library Technical Services | 06800 Bilkent, Ankara TURKEY
    If you have trouble accessing this page and need to request an alternate format, contact the webmaster. Phone: (312) 290 1771

    Contact Us | Send Feedback | Off-Campus Access
     

    Browse

    All of BilkentCommunities & CollectionsTitleAuthorAdvisorIssue DateSubjectTypeDepartmentThis CollectionTitleAuthorAdvisorIssue DateSubjectTypeDepartment

    My Account

    Submitter Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    BİLKENT UNIVERSITY

    Copyright © Bilkent University - Library Technical Services | 06800 Bilkent, Ankara TURKEY
    If you have trouble accessing this page and need to request an alternate format, contact the webmaster. Phone: (312) 290 1771

    Contact Us | Send Feedback | Off-Campus Access