Objectives

At the end of the course, students will have a basic knowledge of:

• Postcolonial theory, including its key authors and concepts;
• The modern and contemporary history of the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia);
• The historical development of Maghreb literatures from national independence to the present day;
• The main theoretical reflections and artistic-literary contributions of Maghreb writers and intellectuals from the time of national independence to the present day.

Course Outline

1. Postcolonial Theory: Authors, Key Concepts, Issues
2. Postcolonial History of the Maghreb 
3. Nations and Nationalisms: Introduction
4. Shaping the Postcolonial Nation: Reflections on Plurality in the Maghreb Intellectual Debate after Independence 
5. Languages and (Multi)linguistic Policies 
6. The Question of the Archive: Overcoming Violence
7. Diasporas and Migrations 
8. Palestine and the Maghreb: a transcolonial issue
9. World Literature: From the Maghreb to the Rest of the World