Assia djebar's Ombre Sultane : the docile bodies as a history of Algerian women's oppression

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In several ways, this article examines Algerian women as docile bodies, as it is articulated in Djebar's novel Ombre Sultane (1987).

After giving an overview of the history of Algerian women's oppression, the paper offers a feminist reading of Djebar's text and argues that it lends itself to the Foucauldian analysis of bodies that struggle with multiple kinds of power relations.

The analysis comes, then, with a specific account of the crucial strategies to produce social change.

Using Foucault's major feminist thoughts, the article shows Djebar's talent in responding against women's otherness and constitutional marginalization.

So, she challenges the traditional patriarchal structure through demonstrating her female protagonist as an agent of change and self-creation.