Amour Bilang
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In 'Amour Bilang,' Abdelkebir Khatibi explores the aesthetic and ethical dimensions of bilingualism, proposing language plurality as a site of eroticism, intimacy, and mutual transformation rather than linguistic conflict.
He theorizes the self as composed of language-specific personae—each linguistic register shaping distinct subjectivities and social relations.
The book challenges colonial-era metaphors of linguistic warfare, advocating instead for 'love in two tongues' as a mode of creative coexistence.
Khatibi's writing blends autobiography, literary criticism, and cultural theory, contributing to postcolonial debates about language, identity, and decolonial cultural practice.
His approach has been influential in Francophone studies and theories of hybridity.
He theorizes the self as composed of language-specific personae—each linguistic register shaping distinct subjectivities and social relations.
The book challenges colonial-era metaphors of linguistic warfare, advocating instead for 'love in two tongues' as a mode of creative coexistence.
Khatibi's writing blends autobiography, literary criticism, and cultural theory, contributing to postcolonial debates about language, identity, and decolonial cultural practice.
His approach has been influential in Francophone studies and theories of hybridity.
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