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Writing Queer Identities in Morocco: Abdellah Ta?a and Moroccan Committed Literature

Writing Queer Identities in Morocco: Abdellah Ta?a and Moroccan Committed Literature - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tina Dransfeldt ChristensenSeries:Written Culture and IdentityPublish date:2022-07-28Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9780755637706ISBN-10:755637704UPC:9780755637706Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Gender Studies, AfricaBook Topic:NorthSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SCS7VMWY02

This book explores queer identity in Morocco through the work of author and LGBT activist Abdellah Ta?a, who defied the country's anti-homosexuality laws by publicly coming out in 2006. Engaging postcolonial, queer and literary theory, Tina Dransfeldt Christensen examines Ta?a's art and activism in the context of the wider debates around sexuality in Morocco.

Placing key novels such as Salvation Army and Infidels in dialogue with Moroccan writers including Driss Chra?bi and Abdelkebir Khatibi, she shows how Ta?a draws upon a long tradition of politically committed art in Morocco to subvert traditional notions of heteronormativity. By giving space to silenced or otherwise marginalised voices, she shows how his writings offer a powerful critique of discourses of class, authenticity, culture and nationality in Morocco and North Africa.
Language:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9780755637706ISBN-10:755637704UPC:9780755637706Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Gender Studies, AfricaBook Topic:NorthSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SCS7VMWY02
Tina Dransfeldt Christensen holds an MA in Islamic Studies from University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and a PhD in Cultural Encounters from Roskilde University, Denmark. She is currently an external lecturer at Roskilde University. She has published in peer reviewed journals and collections including Expressions maghr?bines, International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Journal of North African Studies and Islamic Studies Journal.
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

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