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A Feminist reading of ngugi wa thiong'O's the river between
(University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2024) Madjerali, Rawia; Nezzar, Kanza; Zerrouki, Zina
Gender issues are among the most addressed topics in modern and postcolonial literature. Unlike the African male authors who typically portray female characters as background figures depicted from a very masculine standpoint, the famous postcolonial writer Ngugi WaThiong’o has his unique way of portraying women. On this account, this study delves into the multifaceted portrayal of women and the interplay between patriarchy and colonial oppression in Ngugi WaThiong’o’s seminal novel The River Between. To do so, we will emphasize the experiences of the major female characters of the novel; Muthoni, Nyambura, and Miriamu in order to explore the spirit of rebellion which allows them to resist the dual forces of colonial oppression and patriarchy. The aim of this research is to examine the complex relationship between the body, motherhood, cultural change and the dynamics of gender oppression and empowerment borrowing concepts from radical feminism and postcolonial feminism. In other words, this study attempts to explain how such aspects as the female body and motherhood might be oppressing and empowering at the same time. In the main, our research seeks to indicate that The River Between does not only function as a critique of patriarchy and the effects of colonial rule but also attempts to give voice to the oppressed gender.
Classical mythology and values in rowling's Harry Potter and Al Hakim's pygmalion
(university of Oum El Bouaghi, 2016) Bechkaoui, Amira; Zerrouki, Zina
Scholars and researchers have always been interested in classical literature. This study; however, attempts to draw a link between modern literature and classical one. Classical literature is widely believed to be a store house of recorded myths and values. Our thesis shows that myths were the first attempt by human beings to think, explain, justify and produce concepts and images. They were the basis on which the first literature was established, and have continued to be a major source of inspiration. It is our assumption in this research that classical mythology holds its firm ground in modern writing. Hence, classical literature can be used as a means to measure modern writing. Our focus of interest, in this research, is on the values that can be recognized in Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter and Tewfik Al-Hakim's Pygmalion. It is also our intention to draw an analogy between Rowling's Philosopher Stone, Goblet of Fire and Pygmalion in terms of gender interests. So, this research attempts to build a close relationship between classical literature and modern literature by providing modern readers with new and wider intellectual and aesthetic understanding of the embodied myths, for the benefit of both culture and literature.
Cultural hybridization in Salman Rushdi's midnight's children
(university of Oum El Bouaghi, 2016) Merad, Samia; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research paper is a study of hybridity in Salman Rushdie's midnight's children. At the basis of the research is a belief that postcolonial novels can be read as stories of individuals or as stories of nations . This makes us assume that Rushdie's midnight's children is a novel that presents the twined histories of both ,a person's family and a colonial country. The second assumption is that the novel is produced to cross the lines of race and culture. The third point is that the novel's diverse postmodernist techniques like magic realism and meta-narrative serve Rushdie's idea of mixed culture and identity. A number of critics and researchers inspired mainly by ideologies of postcolonial studies have studied the book . We have attempted, however , to make a contribution of the field by analyzing the novel based on the critical methods of historical meta-narrative and psychoanalysis.
Jazz music and identity construction in toni morrison’s jazz
(University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2024) Benmabrouk, Amina Douaa; Zerrouki, Zina
Racism is considerd to be one of the main issues in the history of the United States of America. It changed the lives of African Americans drastically as it caused them plenty of mental disorders like trauma, anxiety, depression. Among the issues that African Americans experienced as a result of Racism is Identity Crisis. This study attempts to investigate the issue of Identity in Toni Morrison’s novel Jazz. The novel depicts both male and female characters whose tramatic experiences generated by racial discrimination created fragmented people torn between their native culture and the mainstream culture. The novel depicts the characters’ internal conflict as they embark on a journey of struggle to construct their identities. Our task, in this research, is to examine the impact of Racism on the characters’ sense of self realization. The aims is to display the way the characters try to cope with the issue through music.
Men violence, culture and women determination in Elif Shafak’sHonor (2011) and Alice Walker’sColor Purple (1983)
(University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2018) Ghediri, Safa; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research is a comparative study of Elif Shafak's Honor and Alice Walker's Color Purple. The entire work is concerned with the representation of women in both novels. More specifically, it focuses on the theme of patriarchy and the diverse facets allied to the subject. The study centers on the subject of violence, masculinity, and the role of society and tradition in the construction of gender, female reaction to the gender issue of violence against women is also a major concern in this research. Dwelling on a number of notions introduced in the feminist theory in addition to Albert Bandura's social learning theory of violence, our study argues that the two novels converge with regard to the representation of the theme of violence. On the one hand, both Shafak and Walker focus on domestic violence, which represents an umbrella to all forms of violence. On the other hand, they offer clear evidence that violence goes hand in hand with the inherited traditional beliefs and practices. Interestingly, this research does not go without referring to the theme of female determination explored in the two novels. Both the Turkish Shafak and the black writer Alice Walker throw light on women's reaction to male patriarchal traditional system. Women's struggle to challenge the socially constructed gender roles is manifested through the motif of letter writing.
Mental health through a gendered lens: a study of Miriam Toews" all my puny sorrows" 2014
(University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2023) Achour, Amel; Chayeh Loudj, Souad; Zerrouki, Zina
This research is an interdisciplinary study, which examines the profound influence of patriarchal culture on women's psychology; with a specific focus on the manifestations of suicidal depression in Miriam Towes' novel All My Puny Sorrows. Drawing upon psychological perspectives on depression and suicide like Seligman's theory of learned helplessness and Durkheim's theory of suicide, this research investigates suicide as a direct consequence of depression. The analysis also incorporates concepts from cultural feminism and radical feminism like sisterhood and patriarchy to gain a deeper understanding of women's psychological experiences depicted in the novel. By exploring the psychological dimensions within the context of patriarchal systems, this research aims to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of women's mental health and provide insights for gender-sensitive interventions.
Morality and immorality in Lord of the files and Dr Faustus
(university of Oum El Bouaghi, 2016) Allaoua, Khaoula; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research is a study of morality and immorality in William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Christopher Marlow's Dr. Faustus. Although a number of critics, inspired mainly by the ideologies of psychoanalysis and the notions allied to it have very often studied Lord of the Flies and Dr Faustus, no full-length study investigated morality as common theme in both works. Dwelling on the concepts of psychoanalysis, those research works helped us to operate our research. At the basis of the research is a belief that human nature is changing instead of being fixed and stable as claimed by some philosophers. Our research is also based on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that moral and immoral aspects hold their firm ground in both works. The second assumption is that the Id, the Ego and Superego parts of the mind contribute to the human's mental and psychological functioning meanwhile influencing the individual's understanding of morality and immorality. The third assumption is that the human conduct is equally dictated by the social forces as well as environmental circumstances. The other point is that the similarities in the social and cultural backgrounds of the two writers make us assume that more similarities that differences may come out in our analysis.
Racism and displacement in maya angelou’s autobiography i know why the caged bird sings
(Université De Larbi Ben M’hidi Oum EL Bouaghi, 2022) Chergui, Malek; Benatmane, Hadjer; Zerrouki, Zina
Throughout history racism was the major issue in the United States as well as the major problematic for many African American writers, in which they used to write about it in different forms such as poem, verse,and even songs in order to dipict their life and their suffering to struggle the whites segregation and racial prejudices. This research is a study of Maya Angelou's first autobiography I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). It centers on the issue of racism as a major theme in the book.The initial aim of this study is to examine the contribution of Maya Angelou in portraying the issue racism and it's the effects on the life of blacks in the United States borrowing from the concepts developed in psychoanalysis. To infer the extent to which racism affects the characters of the novel, we relied on Du Bois's theory of the double consciousness and inferiority complex. The Second objective is to examine the theme of displacement and how it works, in novel according to Freud's notion of defense mechanism as a means of help for the characters to transcend the problem of racism.
Self-destruction as an objection to materialism and capitalism in the awakening
(university of Oum-El-Bouaghi, 2017) DjebaiIia, Mahdia; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research investigates the relation between Materialism, Capitalism and Self-destructive behavior in Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the scrivener" (1853) and Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899). More specifically, it examines the diverse facets of materialism and the sociological and psychological phenomena allied to them. Our study centers on the theme of objection which has always been a prominent theme in literature. Dwelling on the insights of Psychoanalytic-Marxism, our study argues that self-destruction is a form of objection to materialism and capitalism. Our thesis is based on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that the social factors affect the protagonists' escalating inner conflicts leading to a deep sense of alienation. The second assumption is that the workings of the characters' mind as alienated individuals in a materialist society lead to their self-destructive actions as protest against these living conditions. In brief, the purpose of this study is to provide a deep understanding of the reality of alienation and suicide in a social and psychological context, also, to develop a different perspective of viewing the individual's behavior.
Self-destruction as an objection to materialism and capitalism in the awakening
(university of Oum- El- Bouaghi, 2017) DjebaiIia, Mahdia; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research investigates the relation between Materialism, Capitalism and Self-destructive behavior in Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the scrivener" (1853) and Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899). More specifically, it examines the diverse facets of materialism and the sociological and psychological phenomena allied to them. Our study centers on the theme of objection which has always been a prominent theme in literature. Dwelling on the insights of Psychoanalytic-Marxism, our study argues that self-destruction is a form of objection to materialism and capitalism. Our thesis is based on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that the social factors affect the protagonists' escalating inner conflicts leading to a deep sense of alienation. The second assumption is that the workings of the characters' mind as alienated individuals in a materialist society lead to their self-destructive actions as protest against these living conditions. In brief, the purpose of this study is to provide a deep understanding of the reality of alienation and suicide in a social and psychological context, also, to develop a different perspective of viewing the individual's behavior.
Style and reality in american postmodernist literature
(university of Oum-El-Bouaghi, 2016) Zaabat, Mounia; Zerrouki, Zina
The representation of reality in literature is a very controversial issue. While there are writers and critics who emphasize the formal aspects of literary texts, sociologists, however; study the relationship between literature and the society. They believe in the referential function of literature, literature as a reflection of the real world. Nabokov's Lolita is a key text which is a major contribution to the belief in the value of the form. Nabokov always claims his disinterest in reality. Thus, studies about Lolita had focused either on its form or the theme of immorality in the novel. Our research attempts to break away with the limitations of previous studies by examining the relationship between the novel's form and the real world. It is our assumption that the formal aspects of the novel serve its realistic concerns.
The Economic crisis of 2008 in Michael Lewis’ the big short
(university of Oum- El- Bouaghi, 2017) Bouzid, Ahmed Salah Eddine; Zerrouki, Zina
The following research is an analytical study of Michael Lewis' bestselling non-fiction book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (2010). More precisely, it attempts to examine the diverse facets of the economic crisis of 2008 and the phenomena allied to it. The study centers on the ideas of Greed, Fraud, and Usury, which have always been part of the American economic system. Dwelling on the insights of cultural materialism namely; structure, superstructure, hegemony and subversion, this research aims to argue that the Lewis' book is a form of criticism to the mortgage bond market and the American financial system in general. Our thesis is based on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that the book recounts the real story of Wall Street, which helps the reader to understand the root causes of the recession of 2008. The second assumption is that the characters' experiences in Wall Street allowed them to observe the corruption of the system, which entails fraudulent acts driven by the banks' greed. In short, the purpose of this study is to provide a deep understanding of the workings of the American financial system and the real reasons behind its fall and also to allow for a new different perspective of viewing the Crisis of 2008.
The Quest for order through chaos
(University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2024) Radoine, Abbad Mohamed; Bouabdallah, Khouloud; Zerrouki, Zina
Humanity had come to several standoffs with extinction. The last of which are World war I and World War II which alone are enough to portray humanity’s capacity to cause its own extinction. With the technological leaps humanity made in the last century, a fear is common among every citizen of every country on every continent that the endless possibilities coming from the same technology used by people to improve life could lead to our end. This research is a study of William Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984); one of the dystopian novels that depict the state of humanity under an oppressive regime that empowers itself through technology. In order to prove that oppression and evil can only take root when humanity stagnates, Neuromancer and Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra are placed in parallel which would allow for a better understanding of the nuances that play part in eradicating the humane factor in society. Moreover, Carl Jung’s psychology can determine the validity of the philosophical assumptions sprung up by Nietzsche giving his abstract ideas a scientific basis. The significance of this research lies in the importance of grasping the various factors that play a role in creating such dystopias so that people may collectively avoid their recreation in reality as history shows that negligence leads to unchecked power which in turn leads to tyranny and tyranny leads to inhumane acts.
The Reading of race in the adventures of Huckleberry finn
(university of Oum-El-Bouaghi, 2015) Abidet, Amina; Zerrouki, Zina
This research aims at investigating the issue of racism in Mark Twain's novel The adventures of Huckleberry finn. The main objective of this study is to examine Mark Twain's contribution in portraying racism in his novel . In this regard,the thesis will be divided into three chapters ,The first chapter will investigate the concepts of race and racism in the United States. Its aim is to display how these concepts can be used in an American society .The second chapter focuses on the ethnocentricity in American literature ,we will also introduce the historical background of the novel. The aim of this chapter is to show ethnocentrism in Mark Twain's book ,it will be followed with a third chapter that investigates the problem of racism in Huckleberry Finn in terms of characterization ,plot ,and themes with an attempt to answer the questions raised before,. A short summary and the conclusion will discuss the results that may come out from the analysis.
The Representation of african women in western art and african literature
(university of Oum-El-Bouaghi, 2016) Boumaaza, Aida; Zerrouki, Zina
African women have always been subject to a patriarchal ideology that sought to undermine their value. Several researchers and scholars diagnosed the problems of african women and the typical images of those women in the works of the african male writers and westerners. Our research, however; attempts to break away with previous studies by investigating the representation of african women in art and literature. It is our intention in this study to draw an analogy between Eugene Delacroix's Painting and Assia Djebbar's novel Women of Algiers in their apartment. Our thesis rests on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that Eugene's painting aims to represent Algerian women as sexual, silent, and obedient objects. The second assumption is that Assia Djebbar has been influenced by the painting of Eugene and her literary narrative comes as a response to Eugene's work. Our aim is to identify the type of relationship between Delacroix's painting and Djebbar's fiction.
The Role of insurgency in shaping the adolescents' character
(Université Oum El Bouaghi, 2021) Hamri, Narimane; Yousfi, Imad; Zerrouki, Zina
Although Teenage insurgency is one of the major and recurrent themes which have their firm ground particularly in young adult literature. Surprisingly yet, it did not receive enough attention or has been taken seriously by researchers and critics. Young adult literature has insurgency as a major theme mainly due to the reason that most adult readers feel related to it. In addition that to the fact that adolescent insurgency is a complex theme that possesses many ulterior levels and is connected to various literary theories. The current research is a psychoanalytic study of John Green's most controversial young adult novel Looking for Alaska. Besides that it seeks to examine the causes and consequences of teenage insurgency in the novel. It centers on the idea that adolescent insurgency and personality construction are interchangeably related. The following assumptions are to form the basis for our study. The first assumption is that teenage insurgency has causes, which are mainly related to the psychology and cognitive development of the adolescents. The second assumption is that Adolescent insurgency has a significant impact on the adolescents both on the psychological side and the side of personality development and construction. We may say, in brief, that relying on a number of concepts in psychoanalysis; our research indicates that personality construction in adolescents is closely related to insurgency.
Tracing the origin of the stereotypical image of pirates
(Université Oum El Bouaghi, 2021) Kouachi, Abdenour; Mecheri, Ahmed Soufyane; Zerrouki, Zina
Although pirates' representation in art is drastically different from reality, yet not many scholars and researchers have been interested in the subject. This research is among the few attempts to investigate the origin of pirates' representation in literature and through the study of one of the first novels that portray pirates, which is Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Our thesis aims to show that the way pirates are depicted in Treasure Island influenced their representation in the books published later. It is our assumption in this research that Louis Stevenson is credited with creating new stereotypical images of the pirates in his book. The second assumption is that his text had a significant impact on the pirates' representation in other literary texts and even media. To conduct our research, we relied on two major theories used in comparative literature, which are influence and Intertextuality.Thus, It is our intention, in this research, to compare Louis Stevenson's novel with the pirates' book One Piece for its Japanese magna Eiichiro Oda and also with The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003-2017) and Pirates (1986) in terms of their representation of pirates and the aspects related to piracy. We would say, in brief, that this research attempts to show the influence of Treasure Island on modern pirates' literature and media by highlighting the stereotypes that were not to become widespread without Treasure Island.

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