• Course description

    The course aims at providing students with a general overview about Algerian literature in its two major expressions: French and Arabic. It focuses mainly on fiction (novel), with some references to poetry and drama. 

  • Major axes:

    Introduction 

    • The Beginnings.
    • Time for Revolutions... 
    • The issue of language in Algerian post-colonial literature.
    • The emergence of the Arab-speaking novel.
    • Disillusionment and denunciation.
    • Women and literature.
    • "La Littérature de l’urgence".
    • Case study.