Shattering the Illusion of Representation in Leila Sebbar's Sherazade

Taufan Baskoro

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture, ICOLLEC 2023, 25-27 October 2023, Bali, Indonesia

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Shattering the Illusion of Representation in Leila Sebbar's Sherazade

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348290,
    author={Taufan Hendro Baskoro},
    title={Shattering the Illusion of Representation in Leila Sebbar's Sherazade},
    proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture, ICOLLEC 2023, 25-27 October 2023, Bali, Indonesia},
    publisher={EAI},
    proceedings_a={ICOLLEC},
    year={2024},
    month={7},
    keywords={lacan misrecognition split subject representation},
    doi={10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348290}
}

Taufan Hendro Baskoro
Year: 2024
Shattering the Illusion of Representation in Leila Sebbar's Sherazade
ICOLLEC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348290

Taufan Hendro Baskoro¹^,*

1: Universitas Brawijaya

*Contact email: taufan_hb@ub.ac.id

Abstract

By using Lacanian theory, I argue that Leila Sebbar's Sherazade depicts Orientalist representation which gave a false image and identity to Algerian women. The fact that representation is no longer about the referent but rather more on concepts makes us misrecognize our own identity especially when it is imposed upon us by other people. In order to understand our position, Lacanian split subject will enable us to recognize the false images.

Keywords: lacan misrecognition split subject representation

Published: 2024-07-19
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348290