The Tragedy of Algeria
Slimane Benaissa's Drama of Terrorism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4551158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janice B Gro, Janice Gro (corresponding author), Janice Gross (corresponding author), Janice B Gross |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 369-387 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2002.0083 |
| OpenAlex | W2032565516 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Algerian authors, creative artists, journalists, and intellectuals, especially French-speaking ones, were among the most likely targets of Islamist 3 extremists in the 1990's. From poet Tahar Djaout and sociologist M'Hamed Boukhobza in 1993 to dramatist [End Page 369] Abdelkader Alloula and raï singer Cheb Hasni in 1994, growing numbers of creative minds were slated for death throughout the turmoil of the 1990's. 4 Perceived as traitors and corrupt influences from within, as dangerous as the most vocal political opponents, they were brutally struck down outside of their homes, offices, or in the case of Alloula shot in the stairwell on his way to deliver a public lecture. However, in order to make sense of this inexplicably savage reality, it is necessary to place it within the context of the long and unusually complex history of Algeria and its colonial and postcolonial relationship to France. Ranked among the "world's most significant postcolonial relationships," 5 the unique case of Algeria is nevertheless "little studied" and "much misunderstood," especially by the English-speaking world. 6 The theatre of Algerian actor, director, and author, Slimane Benaïssa, living in Paris since 1993, will provide an illustrative entry point into the intricate mosaic of Algeria, both past and present
Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Drama · Literature · Media studies · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Shot (pellet · Sociology · Terrorism · Tragedy (event · African history and culture studies · History · Law · North African History and Literature
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |