Abstract
In his article "Franco-Maghrebi Rap and Benyoucef's Le Nom du père" Keith Moser discusses Messaoud Benyoucef's controversial play Le Nom du père and rap as a hybrid art form that has been (re)-appropriated by disenfranchised minorities from all corners of the planet. Exploited and ignored by those at the top of the social ladder, rappers express their anxiety concerning the present situation of inequality in contemporary consumer society. The rending melodies or portraits of human anguish created by rappers give testament to the fact that the interconnected processes of urbanization and globalization have not benefited everyone. In Le Nom du père, Benyoucef appears to suggest that the sometimes paradoxical artistic tool of rap could help the stigmatized Harkis to overcome their oppression and to integrate themselves into French and Algerian society.
Recommended Citation
Moser, Keith.
"Franco-Maghrebi Rap and Benyoucef's Le Nom du père."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
15.4
(2013):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.2020>
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