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    The Algerian Womanand the Burden of Representation in Mosteghanemi’sThe Bridges of Constantine
    (2019-07-15) Asma YOUSFI
    ABSTRACT The present study investigates the dilemma of the postcolonial cultural burden on the Algerian women as represented in AhlamMosteghanemi'sThe Bridges of Constantine, in light of colonial, national and patriarchal ideologies.It aims atexposing an authentic representation of the Algerian women, and uncovering Mosteghanemi's sense of the burden to represent these women and to restore their identity. This literary work is analysed through a Spivakian Postcolonial Feminism in order to unveil the doubly subalternized status of the Algerian women. Hence,the importance of this study lies in its ability to delve into the different issues that the female character suffers from within a colonial and a neo-colonial era. Moreover it broadens the analysis of Mosteghanemi's reaction to the burdened, metaphorical, and idealised representation of the Algerian voiceless woman. This research concludes that Mosteghanemi's work can be truly analyzed from a Spivakian Postcolonial Feminist perspective. In addition, the dilemma of the Algerian postcolonial women has been revealed and successfully represented through her creative literary voice and her authenticity of writing.