Writing in the Feminine: Identity, Language, and Intercultural Dialogue in Chahdortt Djavann's Comment peut-on être français? (2006)

By focusing on Iranian diasporic literature, this article aims to investigate the role of the exiled/immigrant female character caught between cultures, struggling to reconcile a distressing past with an uncertain present, and recognise the weight of traditions and historical events in the shaping o...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:DiGeSt. Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies. - Leuven University Press, 2014. - 5(2018), 2, Seite 7-22
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:DiGeSt. Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies
Schlagworte:Iranian diasporic literature female migrant writing language and identity intercultural dialogue Arts Social sciences Linguistics Law
LEADER 01000caa a22002652 4500
001 JST129730971
003 DE-627
005 20240625125840.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 210712s2018 xx |||||o 00| ||en c
035 |a (DE-627)JST129730971 
035 |a (JST)DiGeSt.5.2.1 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rakwb 
041 |a en 
245 1 0 |a Writing in the Feminine: Identity, Language, and Intercultural Dialogue in Chahdortt Djavann's Comment peut-on être français? (2006) 
264 1 |c 2018 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a By focusing on Iranian diasporic literature, this article aims to investigate the role of the exiled/immigrant female character caught between cultures, struggling to reconcile a distressing past with an uncertain present, and recognise the weight of traditions and historical events in the shaping of their personal identity. The developed framework proposes a combination of theoretical approaches to migration in literary studies and discourse on gender, and will be related to the French context in order to analyse Chahdortt Djavann's novel Comment peut-on être français? (2006). Djavann, who is known as a literary and polemical public figure in France, participates in political debates and presents sensitive topics in her literary work that are related to immigration issues in France. The female protagonist of Comment peut-on être français?, who lives in Paris, considers both France and Iran from an outsider perspective that involves the emergence of a literary intercultural identity in Europe, in the feminine. By examining the issues of genre, gender, and hybridity, this article proposes to contribute to current research on migrant writing in the feminine. Within this framework, this analysis of Djavann's novel will firstly explore how the protagonist questions her identity through her precarious encounter with the French language. Secondly, the issue of identity will be developed further by focusing on the way in which the writing process confronts the protagonist with her past. Thirdly, her engagement in a critical intercultural dialogue through her position of outsider will be examined. 
540 |a © Leuven University Press 
650 4 |a Iranian diasporic literature 
650 4 |a female migrant writing 
650 4 |a language and identity 
650 4 |a intercultural dialogue 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary studies  |x Comparative literature  |x World literature  |x French literature 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary elements  |x Literary characters  |x Protagonists 
650 4 |a Social sciences  |x Gender studies  |x Gender identity 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary studies  |x Literary criticism 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary studies  |x Comparative literature  |x World literature 
650 4 |a Linguistics  |x Language  |x Nonnative languages 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary devices  |x Literary dialogue 
650 4 |a Social sciences  |x Communications  |x Communication skills  |x Language skills  |x Writing skills  |x Written composition  |x Writing processes 
650 4 |a Law  |x Criminal law  |x Criminal justice  |x Criminal punishment  |x Exile 
650 4 |a Arts  |x Literature  |x Literary genres  |x Fiction  |x Novels 
655 4 |a research-article 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t DiGeSt. Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies  |d Leuven University Press, 2014  |g 5(2018), 2, Seite 7-22  |w (DE-627)102888916X  |x 25930281  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:5  |g year:2018  |g number:2  |g pages:7-22 
856 4 0 |u https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.11116/digest.5.2.1  |3 Volltext 
912 |a GBV_USEFLAG_A 
912 |a SYSFLAG_A 
912 |a GBV_JST 
912 |a GBV_ILN_11 
912 |a GBV_ILN_20 
912 |a GBV_ILN_22 
912 |a GBV_ILN_23 
912 |a GBV_ILN_24 
912 |a GBV_ILN_31 
912 |a GBV_ILN_39 
912 |a GBV_ILN_40 
912 |a GBV_ILN_60 
912 |a GBV_ILN_62 
912 |a GBV_ILN_63 
912 |a GBV_ILN_65 
912 |a GBV_ILN_69 
912 |a GBV_ILN_70 
912 |a GBV_ILN_73 
912 |a GBV_ILN_95 
912 |a GBV_ILN_110 
912 |a GBV_ILN_151 
912 |a GBV_ILN_161 
912 |a GBV_ILN_206 
912 |a GBV_ILN_213 
912 |a GBV_ILN_230 
912 |a GBV_ILN_285 
912 |a GBV_ILN_293 
912 |a GBV_ILN_370 
912 |a GBV_ILN_602 
912 |a GBV_ILN_2014 
912 |a GBV_ILN_2086 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4012 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4037 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4112 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4125 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4126 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4249 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4305 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4306 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4307 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4313 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4322 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4323 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4324 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4325 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4326 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4335 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4338 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4367 
912 |a GBV_ILN_4700 
951 |a AR 
952 |d 5  |j 2018  |e 2  |h 7-22