Orientalism Versus Occidentalism: Literary and Cultural Imaging Between France and Iran Since the Islamic Revolution

by Laetitia Nanquette

Overview

At a time when Iran is represented in the French media as a rogue state obsessed with its nuclear programme, and when France is portrayed in the Iranian media as a decadent and imperialist country, this book highlights the role of cultural representations and perceptions. Here, Laetitia Nanquette examines the functions, processes and mechanisms of stereotyping and imagining the 'other' that have pervaded the literary traditions of France and Iran when writing about each other. She furthermore analyses Franco-Iranian relations, exploring the literary traditions of this relationship, the ways in which these have affected individual authors and reflect socio-political realities. With themes that feed into popular debates about the nature of Orientalism and Occidentalism, and how the two interact, this book will be vital for researchers of Middle Eastern literature and its relationship with writings from the West, as well as those working on the cultures of the Middle East.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786721204
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/28/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Laetitia Nanquette holds a PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: How can one be Persian? French texts on Iran
Chapter 2: Contesting Iran: Iranian texts written in French
Chapter 3: The Little Satan: Iranian texts on France
Chapter 4: Forever in between: The Persian literature of exile
Chapter 5: Overcoming Othering: French and Persian hybrid texts
Conclusion