Albert Camus in the 21st century : a reassessment of his thinking at the dawn of the new millennium / edited by Christine Margerrison, Mark Orme and Lissa Lincoln.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lincoln, Lissa.

Margerrison, Christine.

Orme, Mark, 1968-

Series:

Faux titre ; no. 308.

Faux titre, 0167-9392 ; 308

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--Congresses.

French literature.

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses.

Camus, Albert.

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960--Philosophy--Congresses.

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960--Political and social views--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Albert Camus in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In the first decade of a new century, this collection of bilingual essays examines Camus’s continuing popularity for a new generation of readers. In crucial respects, the world Camus knew has changed beyond all recognition: decolonization, the fall of the Iron Curtain, a new era of globalization and the rise of new forms of terrorism have all provoked a reconsideration of Camus’s writings. If the Absurd once struck a particular chord, Meursault is as likely now to be seen as a colonial figure who expresses the alienation of the settler from the land of his birth. Yet this increasing orthodoxy must also take account of the reasons why a new community of Algerian readers have embraced Camus. Equally, once isolated because of his anti-Communist stance, Camus has been taken up by disaffected members of the Left, convinced that new forms of totalitarianism are abroad in the world. This volume, which ranges from interpretations of Camus’s literary works, his journalism and his political writings, will be of interest to all those seeking to re-evaluate Camus’s work in the light of ethical and political issues that are of continuing relevance today.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Abbreviations

Introduction / Mark Orme and Christine Margerrison

Réflexions sur l’(in)actualité de Camus / Maurice Weyembergh

Negotiation or Confrontation? Camus, Memory and the Colonial Chronotope / Peter Dunwoodie

Albert Camus lu par Assia Djebar, ou comment écrire “ensemble” l’histoire des pieds-noirs et des colonisés ? / Maria Teresa Puleio

Colonial / Postcolonial Hybridity in Le Premier Homme and Jean-Marie Tjibaou’s “First Man”, Kanaké / Raylene Ramsay

Sous le regard des hommes : “La Femme adultère” / Christine Margerrison

Tongue-tied: What Camus’s Fiction Couldn’t Teach Us about Ethics and Politics / Kevin Newmark

Hédonisme et éthique : un paradoxe camusien ? / Jørn Boisen

“Plus loin que la morale” : considérations sur la quête camusienne d’une éthique et d’un au-delà / Geraldine F. Montgomery

Life-Worlds and the Problem of Subjectivity: A Comparison Between Albert Camus’s L’Étranger and Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country / Tobias Cheung

The Absurd in the Field of Genetic Diagnosis / Rouven Porz , Jackie Leach Scully and Christoph Rehmann-Sutter

Discours du juste ou juste un discours? Discours et jugement chez Albert Camus dans un âge de justification morale / Lissa Lincoln

L’actualité de Camus, demain. Contre “l’ensauvagement” : ré-humaniser l’homme / André Abbou

Camus, Sénac, Roblès : les écrivains de l’École d’Alger face au terrorisme / Guy Dugas

Albert Camus and Political Violence / John Foley

Camus, l’éternel contemporain / Virginie Lupo

Lire Camus au XXIe siècle: un journalisme visionnaire et éthique / Anne Teulat

Camus et les défis de la démocratie au XXIe siècle / Mark Orme

Tragedy and “Aesthetic Politics”: Re-thinking the Political beyond Nihilism in the work of Albert Camus / Samantha Novello

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Based on papers delivered at a bilingual and interdisciplinary conference "Albert Camus in the Twenty-First Century" held at the American University of Paris in September 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789401205535

9401205531

9781435632042

1435632044

OCLC:

212875655

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401205535 DOI