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Arts Gender And Changing Constructions Of Amazigh Berber Identity


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Arts Gender And Changing Constructions Of Amazigh Berber Identity


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Author : Cynthia J. Becker
language : en
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Release Date : 2000

Arts Gender And Changing Constructions Of Amazigh Berber Identity written by Cynthia J. Becker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Ait ʻAtta (Berber people) categories.




Amazigh Arts In Morocco


Amazigh Arts In Morocco
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Author : Cynthia Becker
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-04-15

Amazigh Arts In Morocco written by Cynthia Becker and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with History categories.


In southeastern Morocco, around the oasis of Tafilalet, the Ait Khabbash people weave brightly colored carpets, embroider indigo head coverings, paint their faces with saffron, and wear ornate jewelry. Their extraordinarily detailed arts are rich in cultural symbolism; they are always breathtakingly beautiful—and they are typically made by women. Like other Amazigh (Berber) groups (but in contrast to the Arab societies of North Africa), the Ait Khabbash have entrusted their artistic responsibilities to women. Cynthia Becker spent years in Morocco living among these women and, through family connections and female fellowship, achieved unprecedented access to the artistic rituals of the Ait Khabbash. The result is more than a stunning examination of the arts themselves, it is also an illumination of women's roles in Islamic North Africa and the many ways in which women negotiate complex social and religious issues. One of the reasons Amazigh women are artists is that the arts are expressions of ethnic identity, and it follows that the guardians of Amazigh identity ought to be those who literally ensure its continuation from generation to generation, the Amazigh women. Not surprisingly, the arts are visual expressions of womanhood, and fertility symbols are prevalent. Controlling the visual symbols of Amazigh identity has given these women power and prestige. Their clothing, tattoos, and jewelry are public identity statements; such public artistic expressions contrast with the stereotype that women in the Islamic world are secluded and veiled. But their role as public identity symbols can also be restrictive, and history (French colonialism, the subsequent rise of an Arab-dominated government in Morocco, and the recent emergence of a transnational Berber movement) has forced Ait Khabbash women to adapt their arts as their people adapt to the contemporary world. By framing Amazigh arts with historical and cultural context, Cynthia Becker allows the reader to see the full measure of these fascinating artworks.



Dissertation Abstracts International


Dissertation Abstracts International
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Release Date : 2001-02

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Majallat Al Maghrib


Majallat Al Maghrib
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Release Date : 2001

Majallat Al Maghrib written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa, North categories.




Amazigh Arts In Morocco


Amazigh Arts In Morocco
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Author : Cynthia J. Becker
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Release Date : 2006

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Asa News


Asa News
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Women And Resistance In The Maghreb


Women And Resistance In The Maghreb
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Author : Nabil Boudraa
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-29

Women And Resistance In The Maghreb written by Nabil Boudraa and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-29 with Political Science categories.


This book studies women’s resistance in the three countries of the Maghreb, concentrating on two questions: First, what has been the role of women artists since the 1960s in unlocking traditions and emancipating women on their own terms? Second, why have Maghrebi women rarely been given the right to be heard since Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia gained national independence? Honouring the artistic voices of women that have been largely eclipsed from both popular culture and political discourse in the Maghreb, the work specifically examines resistance by women since 1960s in the Maghreb through cinema, politics, and the arts. In an ancillary way, the volume addresses a wide range of questions that are specific to Maghrebi women related to upbringing, sexuality, marriage, education, representation, exclusion, and historical memory. These issues, in their broadest dimensions, opened the gates to responses in different fields in both the humanities and the social sciences. The research presents scholarship by not only leading scholars in Francophone studies, cultural history, and specialists in women studies, but also some of the most important film critics and practicing feminist advocates. The variety of periods and disciplines in this collection allow for a coherent and general understanding of Maghrebi societies since decolonization. The volume is a key resource to students and scholars interested in women’s studies, the Maghreb, and Middle East studies.



Art Book News Annual Volume 4 2008art Book News Annual Volume 4 2008


Art Book News Annual Volume 4 2008art Book News Annual Volume 4 2008
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Publisher: Book News Inc.
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American Doctoral Dissertations


American Doctoral Dissertations
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The Berber Identity Movement And The Challenge To North African States


The Berber Identity Movement And The Challenge To North African States
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Author : Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01

The Berber Identity Movement And The Challenge To North African States written by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with History categories.


Like many indigenous groups that have endured centuries of subordination, the Berber/Amazigh peoples of North Africa are demanding linguistic and cultural recognition and the redressing of injustices. Indeed, the movement seeks nothing less than a refashioning of the identity of North African states, a rewriting of their history, and a fundamental change in the basis of collective life. In so doing, it poses a challenge to the existing political and sociocultural orders in Morocco and Algeria, while serving as an important counterpoint to the oppositionist Islamist current. This is the first book-length study to analyze the rise of the modern ethnocultural Berber/Amazigh movement in North Africa and the Berber diaspora. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman begins by tracing North African history from the perspective of its indigenous Berber inhabitants and their interactions with more powerful societies, from Hellenic and Roman times, through a millennium of Islam, to the era of Western colonialism. He then concentrates on the marginalization and eventual reemergence of the Berber question in independent Algeria and Morocco, against a background of the growing crisis of regime legitimacy in each country. His investigation illuminates many issues, including the fashioning of official national narratives and policies aimed at subordinating Berbers in an Arab nationalist and Islamic-centered universe; the emergence of a counter-movement promoting an expansive Berber "imagining" that emphasizes the rights of minority groups and indigenous peoples; and the international aspects of modern Berberism.