Manipulating Elissa
The uses and abuses of Elissa Rhaïs and her works
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3978660 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia M E Lorcin (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 903-922 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2012.723436 |
| OpenAlex | W2022159519 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
This article will examines the trajectory of the literary reputation of the Jewish-Algerian writer, Elissa Rhaïs (1876–1940) through the thematic lens of authenticity and its relationship to colonial and post-colonial celebrity. Its focus is not on her work per se but on the meaning of authenticity, celebrity and charisma as framed by colonial and post-colonial perceptions of gender and ethnicity. From a general perspective, it is about the political, social and cultural forces that make or break a literary career during an author's lifetime, and about the shifting nature of the literary afterlife. More specifically, it will examine the differing intersections of identity and authenticity over time and their significance to the changing nature of Rhaïs'literary celebrity. The analysis of the paper revolves around three discrete periods: one during her lifetime (1920s-30s) and two posthumously (1982, 2000s) in an attempt to unravel the significance of the intersection between authenticity and celebrity as associated with her persona and literary reputation
Art · Colonialism · Literature · Persona · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy
The architecture of memory
Hybrid Modernities
The politics of authenticity
Sincerity and Authenticity
On Being Authentic
After Colonialism
Sex, Gender, and Race in the Colonial Novels of Elissa Rhais and Lucienne Favre
Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society
The Ethics of Authenticity
Culture and authenticity
Colonialism and After
Monsters of the Gévaudan
Elissa Rha s
Le Combat Par Tous Les Moyens
Re-Investing Authenticity
New Negro Artists in Paris
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |