AMBIVALENCE DE LA MÉMOIRE DANS LES ÉCRITS DE PRISON AU MAROC : CAS DE TAZMAMART
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2023.4.11Keywords:
Tazmamart, literature, memory, pain, resistance, testament.Abstract
The Ambivalence of Memory in Moroccan Prison Writings: The Case of Tazmamart. The prison literature produced by survivors of the Tazmamart prison in Morocco is a moving testimony to the dehumanizing conditions of imprisonment. Whether in the form of testimony or fiction, this literature, which liberates speech and breaks the silence on a dark page of human rights in Morocco, reserves a special place for individual and collective memory. In this article, we propose to analyze the ambivalence of prisoners' memories. Firstly, we show that memory is represented as a source of mortifying pain that must be got rid of. Secondly, we show how memory played an important role, and constituted the vital space for resistance and survival.
REZUMAT. Ambivalența memoriei în scrierile din închisorile din Maroc: cazul Tazmamart. Literatura penitenciară scrisă de supraviețuitorii închisorii Tazmamart din Maroc este o mărturie emoționantă asupra condițiilor dezumanizante de detenție. Fie că este vorba de memorii sau de ficțiune, acest tip de literatură, care încearcă să aducă lumină într-o situație problematică privind drepturile omului în Maroc, pune la loc de cinste memoria individuală și colectivă. În acest articol ne propunem să analizăm ambivalența memoriei deținuților. În primul rând, vom arăta că aceasta este reprezentată ca o sursă de durere mortificantă de care naratorul trebuie să se elibereze. În al doilea rând, vom arăta, cu ajutorul textelor, cum memoria a jucat un rol important și a constituit un spațiu vital pentru rezistență și supraviețuire.
Cuvinte-cheie: Tazmamart, literatură, memorie, durere, rezistență, testament.
Article history: Received 3 June 2023; Revised 23 November 2023; Accepted 4 December 2023;
Available online 20 December 2023; Available print 31 December 2023.
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