TY - JOUR
T1 - Manipulating Elissa
T2 - The uses and abuses of Elissa Rhaïs and her works
AU - Lorcin, Patricia M.E.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - This article will examines the trajectory of the literary reputation of the Jewish-Algerian writer, Elissa Rhaïs (1876-1940) through the thematic lens of authenticity and its relationship to colonial and post-colonial celebrity. Its focus is not on her work per se but on the meaning of authenticity, celebrity and charisma as framed by colonial and post-colonial perceptions of gender and ethnicity. From a general perspective, it is about the political, social and cultural forces that make or break a literary career during an author's lifetime, and about the shifting nature of the literary afterlife. More specifically, it will examine the differing intersections of identity and authenticity over time and their significance to the changing nature of Rhaïs'literary celebrity. The analysis of the paper revolves around three discrete periods: one during her lifetime (1920s-30s) and two posthumously (1982, 2000s) in an attempt to unravel the significance of the intersection between authenticity and celebrity as associated with her persona and literary reputation.
AB - This article will examines the trajectory of the literary reputation of the Jewish-Algerian writer, Elissa Rhaïs (1876-1940) through the thematic lens of authenticity and its relationship to colonial and post-colonial celebrity. Its focus is not on her work per se but on the meaning of authenticity, celebrity and charisma as framed by colonial and post-colonial perceptions of gender and ethnicity. From a general perspective, it is about the political, social and cultural forces that make or break a literary career during an author's lifetime, and about the shifting nature of the literary afterlife. More specifically, it will examine the differing intersections of identity and authenticity over time and their significance to the changing nature of Rhaïs'literary celebrity. The analysis of the paper revolves around three discrete periods: one during her lifetime (1920s-30s) and two posthumously (1982, 2000s) in an attempt to unravel the significance of the intersection between authenticity and celebrity as associated with her persona and literary reputation.
KW - Algerian Jews
KW - French colonialism
KW - authenticity
KW - celebrity
KW - women novelists
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U2 - 10.1080/13629387.2012.723436
DO - 10.1080/13629387.2012.723436
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870954953
SN - 1362-9387
VL - 17
SP - 903
EP - 922
JO - Journal of North African Studies
JF - Journal of North African Studies
IS - 5
ER -