{"product_id":"writing-queer-identities-in-morocco-abdellah-taia-and-moroccan-committed-literature-paperback","title":"Writing Queer Identities in Morocco: Abdellah Taïa and Moroccan Committed Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTina Dransfeldt Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores queer identity in Morocco through the work of author and LGBT activist Abdellah Taïa, who defied the country's anti-homosexuality laws by publicly coming out in 2006. Engaging postcolonial, queer and literary theory, Tina Dransfeldt Christensen examines Taïa's art and activism in the context of the wider debates around sexuality in Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlacing key novels such as \u003ci\u003eSalvation Army\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInfidels \u003c\/i\u003ein dialogue with Moroccan writers including Driss Chraïbi and Abdelkebir Khatibi, she shows how Taïa draws upon a long tradition of politically committed art in Morocco to subvert traditional notions of heteronormativity. By giving space to silenced or otherwise marginalised voices, she shows how his writings offer a powerful critique of discourses of class, authenticity, culture and nationality in Morocco and North Africa.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Dransfeldt Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MA in Islamic Studies from University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and a PhD in Cultural Encounters from Roskilde University, Denmark. She is currently an external lecturer at Roskilde University. She has published in peer reviewed journals and collections including \u003ci\u003eExpressions maghrébines, International Journal of Postcolonial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of North African Studies \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Islamic Studies Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402623500466,"sku":"9780755637706","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/48685ef26cb0971c7f13327a72eca80c_7ec36c1c-41cf-4310-a249-1164317cee45.webp?v=1778119933","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/writing-queer-identities-in-morocco-abdellah-taia-and-moroccan-committed-literature-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}