The performance of listening in postcolonial francophone culture / Jennifer Solheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solheim, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 52.

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 52

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

North African literature (French)--History and criticism.

North African literature (French).

Middle Eastern literature (French)--History and criticism.

Middle Eastern literature (French).

French literature--French-speaking countries--History and criticism.

French literature.

French-speaking countries.

North Africa.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

xiii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Solheim's interdisciplinary study of listening across contemporary Francophone cultural genres, a primer to contemporary postcolonial Francophone culture from French-speaking North Africa and the Middle East, considers cultural works all published or released in France from 1962-2011, arguing that globalized media has allowed for efficient transmission of transnational culture, and in turn, everyday experiences are informed by sounds ranging from voices, to music, to advertising, to bombs, and beyond.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction

Part I. The Performance of Listening in Literary Narratives. Ch. 2. Cut Sound: The Literary Staging of Silence

Ch.3. Visual and Sonic Imagery in Postcolonial Francophone Culture

Part II. The Performance of Listening in Film and Theater. Ch. 4. Citational Hooks: Music and Middle Eastern Gender Identities in Postcolonial Francophone Film and Theater

Part III. The Performance of Listening in Music. Ch. 5. Covering French Universalism: Alter-Globalism in Kabyle Music in France

Ch. 6. Beirut Calling: The Performance of Listening in Digital Discourses of Conflict.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-172) and index.

ISBN:

1786940825

9781786940827

OCLC:

1038521002