New Literary Voices of the Moroccan Diaspora
Republic of Cousins
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Publishing:28th May '26
£29.99
This title is due to be published on 28th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The highly-charged debate over Morocco’s diasporic minorities in Europe has led to a growing interest in the literary production of these ‘new’ Europeans. This comparative study is the first to discuss together a body of texts, including contemporary Judeo-Moroccan literature, written in French, Spanish, Catalan and Dutch, which have never been studied as a group.
Faced with such a variegated field of literary production, the aim of this book is not to tie individual works of literature to their ‘national’ place of origin, but to re-conceptualize the idea of a ‘Moroccan’ literature with regard to the transnational and multilingual experiences from which it arises. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical insights, from Fatima Mernissi’s concept of female subalternity to Abdelmalek Sayad’s principle of the immigrants’ ‘absent’ history, this book allows for the re-evaluation of the relationship between migration and postcolonial literary studies. A careful analysis of the literary techniques used in the texts under scrutiny here highlights their poetic qualities, without bypassing their political relevance with regard to the intercultural relations between Morocco and Europe as they are presently unfolding across the Mediterranean, and beyond.
'Original and comprehensive, this book is at the forefront of cutting-edge research on diaspora and multiculturalism studies.'
Professor Cristián H. Ricci, University of California Merced
‘Van der Poel’s groundbreaking work not only highlights Euro-Moroccan literary production but also sets a critical precedent for the study of Maghrebi literature at a pivotal moment in its evolution. By foregrounding a plurilingual and transnational framework, the book challenges the Franco-centric biases that have long dominated the field, offering a model for how Maghrebi literary studies might embrace the full spectrum of its diasporic voices… New Literary Voices of the Moroccan Diaspora stands as both a celebration of Euro-Moroccan literary voices and a clarion call for Maghrebi literary studies to continue expanding its horizons, ensuring that the field remains as multiform and nuanced as the communities it seeks to represent.’ Ye Ram Kim, The Journal of North African Studies
‘This is a groundbreaking exploration of diasporic literature in the context of a century of North African migrations to Europe… Offering well-informed historical context and precise close readings, this book paves the way for literary investigations that transcend linguistic and national borders.’ Walid Bouchakour, French Studies
ISBN: 9781805966302
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224 pages