Francophone Voices of the “New” Morocco in Film and Print : (Re)presenting a Society in Transition

This study of Moroccan society explores the country's culture through its literature, journalism and film. It examines transitions from traditionalism to modernity within the conflicted polemics of the post-9/11 world. Addresses issues including feminism, sexuality, gender and human rights and how they are conveyed in Moroccan media. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Introduction Enunciating the Unsaid and the Historically “Inconceivable” in the Words of Contemporary Francophone Morocco....Pages 1-19 The Power of Engagement: Writing in/on the Front Lines of Politics and Culture in the New Morocco....Pages 21-43 The Texts of Human Rights: Moroccan Prison Testimonials by Victims of the Lead Years....Pages 45-70 Publishing Women: The Feminine Voices of Social Activists....Pages 71-105 Sexuality, Gender, and the Homoerotic Novel of the New Morocco....Pages 107-127 TelQuel: Morocco as It Is in the Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers of the Francophone Press....Pages 129-156 The Humanist Individual in Contemporary Morocco....Pages 157-185 Morocco on the Screen: Cinema in the New Morocco....Pages 187-225 Conclusion....Pages 227-230 Back Matter....Pages 231-262 Assesses to what extent Moroccan francophone literature, press, and film reflect the socio-cultural and political transitions that have taken place in Morocco since 1999 and King Mohamed VI's coronation--Résumé de l'éditeur