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- Title
France and the Memories of ''Others'': The Case of the Harkis.
- Authors
Enjelvin, Gééraldine; Korac-Kakabadse, Nada
- Abstract
Historical narratives help construct social identities, which are maintained through differentiation between in-groups and ''others.'' In this article, we contend that Fatima Besnaci-Lancou's texts, as well as her reconciliation work--in which she enjoins Beurs and Harkis' offspring to write a new, inclusive, polyphonic narrative of the Algerian War--are an example of the positive use of textually mediated identity (re)construction. Her work suggests the possibility of implementing a moderate politics of empathetic recognition of the (often migration-related) memories of ''others'' so as to reinforce French national belongingness.
- Subjects
ALGERIA; FRANCE; BESNACI-Lancou, Fatima; RECONCILIATION; HARKIS; FRENCH-Algerian War, 1954-1962; FRENCH national character; COLLECTIVE memory; GROUP identity; EMPATHY
- Publication
History & Memory, 2012, Vol 24, Issue 1, p152
- ISSN
0935-560X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/histmemo.24.1.152