André Benhaïm
Biographic Data
| ID | 5772226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | André Benhaïm |
| GIVEN NAMES | André |
| FAMILY NAME | Benhaïm |
| SIGNATURE | BENHAÏM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
La madeleine en prime time: Proust et Les Soprano
Funny world
La Fin des Carambar
Two powerful, rich, white men face the sea in the port of Monaco. One is a businessman, the other his faithful lawyer. They have something of Dom Juan and Sganarelle and the world belongs to them. On the terrace of a restaurant, they talk to each other, maybe listen to each other, and listen to each other talk. But others listen to them and come to talk as well. That’s when the trouble begins
Humor in French Postcolonial Literature and Culture: A Paradox
From black face, sexist jokes, anti-Semitic caricatures to anti-Muslim cartoons, comedic discourses have targeted minority groups. The aim of my dissertation, however, is to demonstrate the ways in which minorities who have been targets of jokes, have in turn themselves become its creators, using humor as a medium to deal with complicated questions of identity. In this overview of my dissertation, I outline how a selection of Francophone Maghrebi…
Salauds de pauvres ! » (Du scandaleux Barnabooth )
Is it scandalous to insult the poor? Some poets don't seem to care. From Baudelaire, who incited us to beat up the poor, to Larbaud who, via Barnabooth, his alter ego and spokesman, urged us to spit in their faces, insulting the poor echoes the predicaments of artistic creation. However, the controversy goes further. Larbaud pushes provocation to the limit by making a scene on the literary scene, setting up one of the most elaborate scams in the …
Machine Zéro: Point De Fusion
Le texte qui suit n’est pas la retranscription fidèle d’une communication donnée au colloque « Traversées, frictions, fusions » au printemps 2012. C’est un peu plus et un peu moins. Soyons clairs: ceci n’est pas un article. C’est un essai. Un essai où trois voix cherchent à se faire entendre autrement. Autrement avec autre chose, un autre truc, un autre machin. Un machin, en effet, pour parler de machine, mais une machine sans histoire, une machi…
La Langue au Chat (du Rabbin): Itinéraires dans l’Etrange Bande Dessinée de Joann Sfar
Unveiling the synagogue beyond proust's cathedral
Humor in French Postcolonial Literature and Culture: A Paradox
From black face, sexist jokes, anti-Semitic caricatures to anti-Muslim cartoons, comedic discourses have targeted minority groups. The aim of my dissertation, however, is to demonstrate the ways in which minorities who have been targets of jokes, have in turn themselves become its creators, using humor as a medium to deal with complicated questions of identity. In this overview of my dissertation, I outline how a selection of Francophone Maghrebi…
Unveiling the synagogue beyond proust's cathedral
La Langue au Chat (du Rabbin): Itinéraires dans l’Etrange Bande Dessinée de Joann Sfar
Machine Zéro: Point De Fusion
Le texte qui suit n’est pas la retranscription fidèle d’une communication donnée au colloque « Traversées, frictions, fusions » au printemps 2012. C’est un peu plus et un peu moins. Soyons clairs: ceci n’est pas un article. C’est un essai. Un essai où trois voix cherchent à se faire entendre autrement. Autrement avec autre chose, un autre truc, un autre machin. Un machin, en effet, pour parler de machine, mais une machine sans histoire, une machi…
Salauds de pauvres ! » (Du scandaleux Barnabooth )
Is it scandalous to insult the poor? Some poets don't seem to care. From Baudelaire, who incited us to beat up the poor, to Larbaud who, via Barnabooth, his alter ego and spokesman, urged us to spit in their faces, insulting the poor echoes the predicaments of artistic creation. However, the controversy goes further. Larbaud pushes provocation to the limit by making a scene on the literary scene, setting up one of the most elaborate scams in the …
Humor in French Postcolonial Literature and Culture: A Paradox
From black face, sexist jokes, anti-Semitic caricatures to anti-Muslim cartoons, comedic discourses have targeted minority groups. The aim of my dissertation, however, is to demonstrate the ways in which minorities who have been targets of jokes, have in turn themselves become its creators, using humor as a medium to deal with complicated questions of identity. In this overview of my dissertation, I outline how a selection of Francophone Maghrebi…
Funny world
La Fin des Carambar
Two powerful, rich, white men face the sea in the port of Monaco. One is a businessman, the other his faithful lawyer. They have something of Dom Juan and Sganarelle and the world belongs to them. On the terrace of a restaurant, they talk to each other, maybe listen to each other, and listen to each other talk. But others listen to them and come to talk as well. That’s when the trouble begins
La madeleine en prime time: Proust et Les Soprano
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