{"product_id":"in-defense-of-barbarism-non-whites-against-the-empire-by-louisa-yousfi","title":"In Defence of Barbarism: Non-Whites against the Empire, by Louisa Yousfi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description Section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-remove-button=\"1\" data-lines=\"15\" class=\"expand\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expand__inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expand__inner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs social integration all it’s cracked up to be? Not in the defiant view of first-time French author Louisa Yousfi, who herself has North African roots. Taking its inspiration from the leading Algerian writer Kateb Yacine (‘I’m better off not being too cultivated. I have to retain a certain barbarianism’), this provocative essay explores ways of resisting the cultural and moral hegemony of the French ‘Empire’. Citing a wide range of cultural references, from the characters of Chester Himes and Toni Morrison to the in-your-face rap lyrics of the ‘street prophets’ Booba and PNL, she extolls the virtues of her inner barbarian and champions those brave souls who refuse to be ‘domesticated’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenging the conventional wisdom that posits integration as an unalloyed good, she shows how assimilation can equate to the loss of traditions, religion, language, and culture. And, whether discussing 9\/11, the Algerian colonial era, the media treatment of celebrities of Arab origin, or the second-class status of French citizens from an immigrant background, she holds an uncompromising mirror up to the West and its moral shortcomings, as if to say: a barbarian I may be, but who is the real monster? Yousfi - a young, charismatic and dynamic author who uses a refreshingly wide range of cultural reference points, including rap music, to construct her argument - opens up the path of a decolonial cultural politics and an aesthetics of resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFormat: Häftad (Paperback\/Softback) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSpråk: Engelska\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAntal sidor: 112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eUtgivningsdatum: 2025-01-21\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFörlag: Verso Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eISBN: 9781804294420\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sumud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728838553866,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7469\/6714\/files\/indefenceofbarbarism.jpg?v=1774854359","url":"https:\/\/sumud.se\/products\/in-defense-of-barbarism-non-whites-against-the-empire-by-louisa-yousfi","provider":"Sumud","version":"1.0","type":"link"}