From Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif

This article offers an analysis of the representation of captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier. The novel, published by Algerian writer Mohammed Bencherif in 1920, was partly inspired by his own experience as a prisoner of war during the First World War. Relying on historical, sociological and an...

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Autor principal:	Anna Branach-Kallas
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Publicado:	Institute of English Studies 2021
Materias:	first world war algeria pow camp halbmondlager conscript of modernity mohammed bencherif french colonial ideology English language PE1-3729 English literature PR1-9680
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:06c6244c561845b98493a377750f61932021-11-09T11:27:51ZFrom Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif10.7311/0860-5734.30.3.030860-5734https://doaj.org/article/06c6244c561845b98493a377750f61932021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/0860-5734This article offers an analysis of the representation of captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier. The novel, published by Algerian writer Mohammed Bencherif in 1920, was partly inspired by his own experience as a prisoner of war during the First World War. Relying on historical, sociological and anthropological sources, the article focuses on the protagonist’s experience as a POW in German camps and in Switzerland. It also proposes a metaphorical interpretation of captivity in the colonial context, reading Ben Mostapha as a “conscript of modernity,” conditioned by French republican ideals. Finally, it examines thought-provoking analogies between colony and camp in Bencherif’s novel.Anna Branach-KallasInstitute of English Studiesarticlefirst world waralgeriapow camphalbmondlagerconscript of modernitymohammed bencheriffrench colonial ideologyEnglish languagePE1-3729English literaturePR1-9680ENAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 25-46 (2021)
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description	This article offers an analysis of the representation of captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier. The novel, published by Algerian writer Mohammed Bencherif in 1920, was partly inspired by his own experience as a prisoner of war during the First World War. Relying on historical, sociological and anthropological sources, the article focuses on the protagonist’s experience as a POW in German camps and in Switzerland. It also proposes a metaphorical interpretation of captivity in the colonial context, reading Ben Mostapha as a “conscript of modernity,” conditioned by French republican ideals. Finally, it examines thought-provoking analogies between colony and camp in Bencherif’s novel.
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title	From Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif
title_short	From Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif
title_full	From Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif
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From Colony to Camp, From Camp to Colony: First World War Captivity in Ahmed Ben Mostapha, goumier by Mohammed Bencherif

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