TY - JOUR
T1 - Breaking the Silence
T2 - Between Literary Representation and LGBT Activism. Abdellah Taïa as Author and Activist
AU - Christensen, Tina Dransfeldt
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - The purpose of this article is to investigate how Moroccan author and cineaste Abdellah Taïa's work relates to growing LGBT activism in Morocco. The article begins by outlining the role of civil society in the formation of a liminal space for LGBT persons in Morocco around the time of Taïa's coming-out interview in 2006. The main focus lies on the question of silence which surrounds homosexuality in Morocco, and its connection with a larger debate about "authentic" Moroccan culture. Then, the article proceeds with an analysis of how Taïa's representational strategies in the public debate have changed in response to culturalist stereotypes about "Moroccan sexuality". It concludes with a few remarks on the role of literature within LGBT activism.
AB - The purpose of this article is to investigate how Moroccan author and cineaste Abdellah Taïa's work relates to growing LGBT activism in Morocco. The article begins by outlining the role of civil society in the formation of a liminal space for LGBT persons in Morocco around the time of Taïa's coming-out interview in 2006. The main focus lies on the question of silence which surrounds homosexuality in Morocco, and its connection with a larger debate about "authentic" Moroccan culture. Then, the article proceeds with an analysis of how Taïa's representational strategies in the public debate have changed in response to culturalist stereotypes about "Moroccan sexuality". It concludes with a few remarks on the role of literature within LGBT activism.
U2 - 10.1353/exp.2017.0006
DO - 10.1353/exp.2017.0006
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1540-0085
VL - 16
SP - 107
EP - 125
JO - Expressions maghrébines
JF - Expressions maghrébines
IS - 1
ER -