86 research outputs found
Repetition: A Process of Destroying the Narrative Unity in Abdelkader Djemais Saison De Pierres
No full textIn Saison de pierres Abdelkader Djemai makes the repetition process one of his principles of composition narrative sequences are repeated repeating themselves thus openly provoking the traditional novel The reader at first glance thinks he is reading the same text but after concentration there are many variations between the two narrative passages By using the repetition process Abdelkader Djemai wants to introduce a new reflex in the reader to test his memory by using his insight and intelligence Repetition allows the author to say and repeat in several copies the same idea the same event the same experience offering a multitude of perspectives and invoking maximum concentratio
The Image of the Ego through the Narration of History in Henry Churchill's Biography of Emir Abdelkader
No full textAbstract: This study aims to highlight the image of Emir Abdelkader in the writings of others, through the book “The Life of the Prince” by Henry Churchill, in which the author explores the details of the life of Emir Abdelkader, and recounts different details of his struggle during the resistance against French colonialism, after his surrender and moving to his voluntary exile, where he stayed there for the end of his life.In addition to providing an overview of the difference in the form of the portrayal of Emir Abdelkader between what is contained in this book and some French colonialist writings. We found that the author presented a more objective picture of the Emir's personality, closer to the reality of objective historical details, and away from the fanaticism of French writers governed by their colonialist inclination. Therefore, this work poses a fundamental question: How was Emir Abdelkader portrayed through his biography in the book The Prince's Life by Henry Churchill? What was the image of Algerians in the shadow of the Emir's life and biographical details during and after the resistance against French colonialism?
Keywords: Emir Abdelkader; Henry Churchill; Surrealism; Biography; Colonial Ideology
Erratum: Marzouk, M., et al. Assessing Environmental Impact Indicators in Road Construction Projects in Developing Countries. Sustainability 2017, 9, 843
No full textThe authors of this paper [1] have agreed they would like to add Eslam Mohammed Abdelkader as the second co-author, as he made a significant contribution to the research methodology [...]</jats:p
Abdelkader Lagtaâ and his conceptual exercises in Poland, 1972-74
No full textThis article focuses on conceptual practices by Moroccan artist Abdelkader Lagtaâ, whose early 1970s work, created as a part of Polish conceptual milieus in Łódź and Warsaw, remains undocumented in art-historical scholarship. The author rediscovers Lagtaâ's practices as part of conceptual strategies in Eastern Europe and discusses his work in relation to Okwui Enwezor's article "Where, What, Who, When: A Few Notes on 'African' Conceptualism." The author argues that while Enwezor and, later, other scholars, including Olu Oguibe and Salah M. Hassan, critique the work by African conceptualists to and through conceptualist strategies prevalent in Africa and the West, Lagtaâ's work was almost entirely situated in the linguistic, performative, new media, and mail art experiments characteristic of Eastern Europe. While the work of conceptual artists from the African continent identified by Enwezor remained on the margins, outside of international and noninstitutional artistic circuits, Lagtaâ's work was an intrinsic part of the early 1970s collective experiments and transnational networks of artistic exchange between Eastern Europe and other geographical regions
De vertaler als (co-)auteur? De Italiaanse vertaling van Abdelkader Benali’s De Langverwachte
Get PDFThis contribution seeks to analyse the complex and fascinating translation process of Abdelkader Benali’s award-winning novel De Langverwachte (Vassallucci 2003) into Italian. Due to a combination of professional and personal circumstances, Benali gave the Italian translator Claudia Di Palermo the total freedom to edit the novel. For example, the Italian translation, La Lunga Attesa (Fazi 2005), underwent an editing process in which, among other things, the number of chapters was reduced from 58 to 47. In the analysis, the profiles of the author and the translator will first be outlined. Subsequently, the most important reasons for the editing process will be explained on the basis of an interview with the translator. Finally, the four translation strategies are explained by referring to Di Palermo’s personal notes. These are: separation, merging, deletion and addition
Analysing Author Self-citations in Computer Science Publications
Get PDFIn scientific papers, citations refer to relevant previous work in order to underline the current line of argumentation, compare to other work and/or avoid repetition in writing. Self-citations, e.g. authors citing own previous work might have the same motivation but have also gained negative attention w.r.t. unjustified improvement of scientific performance indicators. Previous studies on self-citations do not provide a detailed analysis in the domain of computer science. In this work, we analyse the prevalence of self-citations in the DBLP, a digital library for computer science. We find, that approx. 10% of all citations are self-citations, while the rates vary with year after publication and the position of the author in the list as well as with the gender of the lead author. Further, we find that C-ranked venues have the highest incoming self-citation rate, while the outgoing rate is stable across all ranks
Association des Oulemas : une tendance de l’islam politique algérien (Epoque d’entre les deux grandes guerres)
Get PDFThe article presents how Algerians’ national awareness was born. At that time, the country was still a French colony (a department belonging to a metropolis). The author mentions two important figures: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine and Ben Badis, both of them are important when the process of rousing Algerians’ Islamic and national awareness is taken into consideration. Abdelkader and Badis were ulamas; Islamic intellectuals who tried to rouse Algerians by restoring importance of their language and culture. They did not want to rouse political awareness in people, but rather identity coming from moderate Islam. Moderate Islam was supposed to be the basis of resistance against “making the country more French” and at the same time depriving dignity. The author quotes fragments of Ben Badis’ reply directed to Ferhat Abbasa (who represented Members of Parliament compliant with France). The reply is of a great value when Algerians’ national liberation movement is taken into consideration.The article presents how Algerians’ national awareness was born. At that time, the country was still a French colony (a department belonging to a metropolis). The author mentions two important figures: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine and Ben Badis, both of them are important when the process of rousing Algerians’ Islamic and national awareness is taken into consideration. Abdelkader and Badis were ulamas; Islamic intellectuals who tried to rouse Algerians by restoring importance of their language and culture. They did not want to rouse political awareness in people, but rather identity coming from moderate Islam. Moderate Islam was supposed to be the basis of resistance against “making the country more French” and at the same time depriving dignity. The author quotes fragments of Ben Badis’ reply directed to Ferhat Abbasa (who represented Members of Parliament compliant with France). The reply is of a great value when Algerians’ national liberation movement is taken into consideration
Sustainability of underground hydro-technologies: From ancient to modern times and toward the future
Get PDFAn underground aqueduct is usually a canal built in the subsurface to transfer water from a starting point to a distant location. Systems of underground aqueducts have been applied by ancient civilizations to manage different aspects of water supply. This research reviews underground aqueducts from the prehistoric period to modern times to assess the potential of achieving sustainable development of water distribution in the sectors of agriculture and urban management, and provides valuable insights into various types of ancient underground systems and tunnels. The review illustrates how these old structures are a testament of ancient people’s ability to manage water resources using sustainable tools such as aqueducts, where the functionality works by using, besides gravity, only “natural” engineering tools like inverted siphons. The study sheds new light on human’s capability to collect and use water in the past. In addition, it critically analyzes numerous examples of ancient/historic/pre-industrial underground water supply systems that appear to have remained sustainable up until recent times. The sustainability of several underground structures is examined, correlated to their sound construction and regular maintenance. Moreover, several lessons can be learned from the analysis of ancient hydraulic works, particularly now, as many periodically hydrologic crises have occurred recently, overwhelmingly impacted by climate change and/or over-exploitation and degradation of available water resources.Teachers of Practice /
Modern Algerian theatre : translations and critical analysis of three plays by Kateb Yacine, Abdelkader Alloula and Slimane Benaissa
Get PDFThis thesis argues that the assumption that there is no tradition of theatre or the performing arts in general in the Arab World because Islam does not allow figurative arts is not well founded. It shows how and why new theatrical trends have emerged in the Arab World and have become successful. Thus, the study starts with Chapter One - 'The Arab World And Theatical Tradition' - which is a general survey of Arab theatre including aspects of performance arts throughout history. This is followed by a survey of the emergence and development of modern Algerian theatre
in which the factors behind this emergence and the success of the three trends described in this study are analysed. These are illustrated through three plays by three
major contemporary playwrights in three similar sections each including a biography of the author with particular emphasis on his theatre career and his views on theatre in
Algeria and an annotated translation of a selected play followed by a commentary. A major concern of this work has been to make available through original translations
important plays from the contemporary Algerian theatre that have not previously been published. Chapter Two deals with Kateb Yacine and includes three parts: a) The life of Kateb Yacine - b) An annotated translation of Falistin Maghdura (Palestine Betrayed). - c) A commentary on the play.
Chapter Three deals with Abdelkader Alloula and includes a) The life of the playwright - b) An annotated translation of Al-Ajwad (The Story of The Generous People - c) A commentary on the play.
Chapter Four deals with Slimane Benaissa and includes: a) The life of the playwright - b) An annotated translation of Bu-lam zid Al-Guddam (Carry on Bu-lam- c) A commentary on the play.
The thesis closes with concluding observations
LE ROMAN ALGÉRIEN DE L'ENTRE-DEUX-GUERRES À L'ÉPREUVE DU POLITIQUE: en lisant Robert Randau et Abdelkader Hadj Hamou
Get PDFThe political characterization of Algerian literature under the era of colonialism has been widely discussed. Nevertheless, due to its major political dimension - more sensed than debated - scholars have focused primarily on rigid categorization and interpretive templates, at the exclusion of concepts within the texts deviating from the colonial credo. The objective remains to broaden the scope of the Algerian Interwar novel by proposing a reading cognizant of its literary fundamentals (aesthetic, tone, style, rhetoric) and subsequent interaction with ideological agendas, not necessarily in terms of a historical reinterpretation. The ambiguity inherent in the Algerian novel precludes its classification as solely a thesis novel and demands rigor in its perception as multifaceted in nature. Stemming from this, one questions the concept of a thesis novel, presupposing that intrinsic polyphony will conceive not only one, but multiple theses. Without this presupposition, the Algerian Interwar novel becomes a novel of allegiance with disregard to the subtlety and complexity of the colonial environment from which the novel evolved, leading to deprivation of its essence as a literary piece. Indeed, under the colonial regime, the novels were conscripted into the appareil idéologique d'État (Althusser). Despite apparent endorsement of the colonial ideology, the novels themselves generate their own internal mechanisms of subversion, via the creation of an intellectual movement (Algérianisme) which undermines the state-sponsored politico-artistic body. If the novel can be considered at the least as a breaking point of any univocal interpretation (as characters were not created to be the voice of the author), then one must know "that a text is not simply a line of words, yielding a sole meaning in a theological sense (the "message" of the Author/God), but rather exists as a multidimensional space where varied writings join and compete but yet none can be perceived the original source. " (Roland Barthes).The intention of this work is to render justice to these texts by a literary analysis of the writings of Robert Randau and Abdelkader Hadj Hamou. In so doing, various facets and modalities will emerge from the colonial novel which will reject the traditional interpretative readings
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