The Reparative in Narratives Works of Mourning in Progress

by Rosello, Mireille D.

• ISBN13: 9781846312212
• ISBN10: 1846312213
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-15
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

The debate over colonial history and memory has long been an issue in French culture, and The Reparative in Narratives explores the ideological framework that has recently facilitated this debate but also considerably limited its scope. Some claim that reflecting on the history of slavery, colonization, resistance and collaboration only encourages a socially divisive mentality of 'repentance'. Others refuse to turn a blind eye to the current repercussions of a history of violence and discrimination, arguing that the past will haunt the present until it has been responsibly and transparently examined. Focusing on novelists (Ehni's Algrie roman), humorists (Fellag, Abdiche), lawyers (Halimi), and filmmakers whose work has had a direct impact on recent political decisions (Haneke, Bouchareb), The Reparative in Narratives suggests that it is imperative to look at the past but also illusory to hope that memorial narratives can guarantee to repair or heal what French thinkers call the 'colonial fracture'.

Author Biography

Mireille D. Rosello is chair of the Program of Comparative Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Her many books include Postcolonial Hospitality and France and the Maghreb: Performative Encounters.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: From the Debate on 'Repentance' to the Reparative in Memorial Narratives	p. 1
'Jay Translating' Words and Silences	p. 29
Matricide and Deicide as Figures of Unforgivable Violence and Redemption during the Algerian War of Independence	p. 63
The Truth of False Testimonies: False Brothers in Michael Haneke's Caché	p. 101
Giséle Halimi's Autobiographical and Legal Narratives: Doing to Trees what They Did to Me	p. 141
Conclusion: Repentance and Detective Fiction: Legal Powerlessness and the Power of Narratives	p. 187
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 224
Index	p. 238
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