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Politics of language and Orientalism in Ahdaf Soueif’s The Map of Love

Belhassan, Imane
(2020)

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Supervisors
Herbillon, Marie
Faculty
Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres
Degree label
Master de spécialisation en études de genre
Abstract
This thesis is a literary analysis of the postcolonial novel "The Map of Love", written by the English-speaking Egyptian author, Ahdaf Soueif. It consists of two parts: The first chapter explores the interactions between language and politics in (post)colonial society. After analyzing code-switching and its effects on the story, I describe how translation influences literary practices. The second chapter examines how Orientalist and colonial discourses represent the Middle East, its people, especially Arab women. In addition to Orientalism, I address the instrumentalization of the feminist language by colonialism. Merging gender with postcolonial studies, this thesis develops the themes of language, hybridity, and difference.