Literature and Amazigh language debates
The case of Moroccan Amazigh literature in 'other' languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3979395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin Twohig (Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 536-559 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-08 |
| 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 | 10.1080/13629387.2017.1299008 |
| OpenAlex | W2595706206 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
This paper examines the intersection between fictional literature and language politics in Morocco, by looking at literature that depicts Amazigh communities. Specifically discussed is the contribution of literary texts in ‘other’ languages, whether via translation or original versions, to imagining the potential and limits of Amazigh language promotion on a national and global level. The novels Un youyou dans la mosquée (A youyou in the mosque), Jo també sóc catalana (I am Catalan too), and Il était une fois un vieux couple heureux (Once upon a time there was a happy old couple) each deals with phenomena that have propelled Amazigh language debates onto the international stage: language standardisation, new technologies that spread cultural production, immigration, and the growing Amazigh diaspora. These three novels describe the (often negative) effects of these phenomena on local communities, while at the same time suggesting that literature can provide a new way to approach these issues. These novels, both in their content and circulation, demonstrate how literature reconfigures readers’ assumptions about the lines between local and global in Amazigh language debates
Catalan · Diaspora · Geography · Immigration · Intersection (aeronautics · Language politics · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Gender Studies · Law · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · North African History and Literature · Philosophy
Linguistic Human Rights
Representation and its Discontents
The Amazigh Movement in Morocco
L'Ultim Patriarca De Najat El Hachmi Y El Forjamiento De Una Identidad Amazigh-Catalana
Algeria in Others' Languages
Writing as resistance
Amazigh Activism and the Moroccan State
Dārija and Changing Writing Practices in Morocco
Playing the 'Berber
Martyrs and patriots
Contested identities
The legacy of dissent
Language Drama in Morocco
The pitfalls of transnational consciousness
Imaginative geographies of Amazigh activism in Morocco
A turning point? The Arab Spring and the Amazigh movement
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |