A stepmother tongue: "feminine writing" in Assia Djebar's 'Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade.': An article from: World Literature Today

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From the supplier: Algerian author Assia Djebar's 'Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade' adopts the French feminist 'ecriture feminine' to express women's lack of expression in a male-dominated world. Aside from her use of silence and aphasia to portray this lack of expression, she relates language to the body of a female dancer that can convey meaning only when it is disembodied. Thus, she expresses her concern about appropriation, difference and sexuality.

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Title: A stepmother tongue: "feminine writing" in Assia Djebar's 'Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade.'
Author: Soheila Ghaussy
Publication:World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1994
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v68 Issue: n3 Page: p457(6)

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