Khalid Lyamlahy
@khalidlym.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in French & Francophone Studies at UChicago | Scholar | Writer | Literary Critic | Author: "Nostalgic Rebels" (2025); "Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise" (2023); "Un roman étranger" (2017); | Coeditor : "Abdelkébir Khatibi" (2020)
The renowned Algerian actress Biyouna has passed away. Born in 1952 in Algiers. Worked with Nadir Moknèche, Radu Mihaileanu, Fellag & others. One of her earliest roles was in the series "Al Hariq" (1974), directed by Mustapha Badie and adapted from Mohammed Dib's novel "L'Incendie" (1954) #Biyouna
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The renowned Algerian actress Biyouna has passed away. Born in 1952 in Algiers. Worked with Nadir Moknèche, Radu Mihaileanu, Fellag & others. One of her earliest roles was in the series "Al Hariq" (1974), directed by Mustapha Badie and adapted from Mohammed Dib's novel "L'Incendie" (1954) #Biyouna
New book: "Reading the French Caribbean: From the Postmodern to the Postcolonial (1981–2025)" by Albert James Arnold (Peter Lang) peterlang.com/document/148... #Caribbean #FrenchCaribbean #Caribbeanliterature
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New book: "Reading the French Caribbean: From the Postmodern to the Postcolonial (1981–2025)" by Albert James Arnold (Peter Lang) peterlang.com/document/148... #Caribbean #FrenchCaribbean #Caribbeanliterature
Passed away last month: Edris Makward, pioneering scholar of #Africanliterature & Professor Emeritus @uwmadison.bsky.social. Born in 1933 in Banjul. Earned a PhD @uolondon.bsky.social. Never met him but will cherish his signed copy of Khaïr-Eddine's first poetry collection. Obituary: bit.ly/3LWtDTG
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Passed away last month: Edris Makward, pioneering scholar of #Africanliterature & Professor Emeritus @uwmadison.bsky.social. Born in 1933 in Banjul. Earned a PhD @uolondon.bsky.social. Never met him but will cherish his signed copy of Khaïr-Eddine's first poetry collection. Obituary: bit.ly/3LWtDTG
A one-day colloquium in Paris on December 4 about Aimé Césaire. With James Arnold, Dominique Combe, Keithley Woolward, Myriam Moïse, Arden Sianna Ericson, Giuseppe Sofo, and Jean Khalfa. Details: fabula.org/actualites/d... #AiméCésaire #Césaire #colloquium #journéedétudes #colloque
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A one-day colloquium in Paris on December 4 about Aimé Césaire. With James Arnold, Dominique Combe, Keithley Woolward, Myriam Moïse, Arden Sianna Ericson, Giuseppe Sofo, and Jean Khalfa. Details: fabula.org/actualites/d... #AiméCésaire #Césaire #colloquium #journéedétudes #colloque
Friends & colleagues in NYC: copies of my novel "Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise" are available at the Albertine Bookstore (972 Fifth Avenue). Many thanks to the bookstore team for their warm welcome!
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Friends & colleagues in NYC: copies of my novel "Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise" are available at the Albertine Bookstore (972 Fifth Avenue). Many thanks to the bookstore team for their warm welcome!
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Writing for Performance. Deadline: December 8. EOE/Vet/Disability. Details: apply.interfolio.com/177319 #theater #performance #teachingjobs
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Writing for Performance. Deadline: December 8. EOE/Vet/Disability. Details: apply.interfolio.com/177319 #theater #performance #teachingjobs
📢Job Alert: @trinityoxford.bsky.social and @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social are seeking to appoint an outstanding #historian with teaching and research interests in the modern history of the Middle East & North Africa (c.1830-c.1970) as a Tutorial Fellow & Associate Professor of History bit.ly/3M2DVl3
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
📢Job Alert: @trinityoxford.bsky.social and @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social are seeking to appoint an outstanding #historian with teaching and research interests in the modern history of the Middle East & North Africa (c.1830-c.1970) as a Tutorial Fellow & Associate Professor of History bit.ly/3M2DVl3
Forthcoming in February @uvapress.bsky.social : the English #translation by Conor Bracken of Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine's collection of short prose "L'Enterrement et autres proses brèves" (William Blake & Co, 2010) - Afterword by Teresa Villa-Ignacio upress.virginia.edu/title/10189/ #MohammedKhaïrEddine
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Forthcoming in February @uvapress.bsky.social : the English #translation by Conor Bracken of Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine's collection of short prose "L'Enterrement et autres proses brèves" (William Blake & Co, 2010) - Afterword by Teresa Villa-Ignacio upress.virginia.edu/title/10189/ #MohammedKhaïrEddine
Just received a copy of the Romanian #translation of my novel "Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise", first published by #PrésenceAfricaine in 2023. The blurb is by my friend Senegalese writer @diamacoune.bsky.social. Huge thanks to the translator Alexandra Ionel & the publisher Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just received a copy of the Romanian #translation of my novel "Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise", first published by #PrésenceAfricaine in 2023. The blurb is by my friend Senegalese writer @diamacoune.bsky.social. Huge thanks to the translator Alexandra Ionel & the publisher Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă.
Forthcoming in December: "Arts of the Border: Fugitive Bodies at Europe's Edges" by Debarati Sanyal @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @fordhampress.bsky.social fordhampress.com/arts-of-the-... #migration #migrants #borders #border
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Forthcoming in December: "Arts of the Border: Fugitive Bodies at Europe's Edges" by Debarati Sanyal @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @fordhampress.bsky.social fordhampress.com/arts-of-the-... #migration #migrants #borders #border
📢Job Alert: The Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures @univmiami.bsky.social invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track or tenure-eligible position in French and/or Spanish with a specialization in the Digital Humanities careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1... #teachingjobs #digitalhumanities
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
📢Job Alert: The Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures @univmiami.bsky.social invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track or tenure-eligible position in French and/or Spanish with a specialization in the Digital Humanities careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1... #teachingjobs #digitalhumanities
My book "Nostalgic Rebels: Politics, Aesthetics, and Selfhood in Postcolonial Morocco" @livunipress.bsky.social has made it to @theul.bsky.social! Many thanks to my friend, the brilliant scholar of North African Studies & fellow of @pembroke1347.bsky.social, @kaoutarghi.bsky.social, for the photo!
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My book "Nostalgic Rebels: Politics, Aesthetics, and Selfhood in Postcolonial Morocco" @livunipress.bsky.social has made it to @theul.bsky.social! Many thanks to my friend, the brilliant scholar of North African Studies & fellow of @pembroke1347.bsky.social, @kaoutarghi.bsky.social, for the photo!
À paraître en Janvier 2026 : "L'Afrique taboue : critique littéraire, autocensure et impérialisme culturel" de Jean-Fernand Bédia aux Presses de l'Université de Montréal
leslibraires.ca/livres/l-afr... #AhmadouKourouma #CheikhHamidouKane #WilliamsSassine #TiernoMonénembo #MongoBéti #Afrique
leslibraires.ca/livres/l-afr... #AhmadouKourouma #CheikhHamidouKane #WilliamsSassine #TiernoMonénembo #MongoBéti #Afrique
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
À paraître en Janvier 2026 : "L'Afrique taboue : critique littéraire, autocensure et impérialisme culturel" de Jean-Fernand Bédia aux Presses de l'Université de Montréal
leslibraires.ca/livres/l-afr... #AhmadouKourouma #CheikhHamidouKane #WilliamsSassine #TiernoMonénembo #MongoBéti #Afrique
leslibraires.ca/livres/l-afr... #AhmadouKourouma #CheikhHamidouKane #WilliamsSassine #TiernoMonénembo #MongoBéti #Afrique
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Dance. Deadline: December 1. EOE/Vet/Disability apply.interfolio.com/176920 #teachingjobs #dance #dancestudies #dancehistory #dancepractice
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Dance. Deadline: December 1. EOE/Vet/Disability apply.interfolio.com/176920 #teachingjobs #dance #dancestudies #dancehistory #dancepractice
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Theater (Acting, Directing and/or Theater History). Deadline: December 1. EOE/Vet/Disability apply.interfolio.com/176919 #teachingjobs #theater
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📢Job Alert: The Committee on Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as part-time Lecturer in Theater (Acting, Directing and/or Theater History). Deadline: December 1. EOE/Vet/Disability apply.interfolio.com/176919 #teachingjobs #theater
Moroccan writer Driss Chraïbi's novel "Une enquête au pays", first published by @editionsduseuil.bsky.social in 1981 has now been translated into Spanish by Beatriz Cámara & published by Amarillo Editora in Madrid www.amarilloeditora.com/2025/10/02/u... #DrissChraïbi #translation #Moroccanliterature
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Moroccan writer Driss Chraïbi's novel "Une enquête au pays", first published by @editionsduseuil.bsky.social in 1981 has now been translated into Spanish by Beatriz Cámara & published by Amarillo Editora in Madrid www.amarilloeditora.com/2025/10/02/u... #DrissChraïbi #translation #Moroccanliterature
Au Carrefour des Cultures Africaines à Lyon, des événements du 6 au 9 Novembre en hommage à la dramaturge martiniquaise Ina Césaire (1942-2025) - Détails : www.billetweb.fr/pro/cca - Avec la participation de l'écrivain Daniel Maximin & de la chercheuse Vanessa Lee #InaCésaire #théâtre #dramaturge
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Au Carrefour des Cultures Africaines à Lyon, des événements du 6 au 9 Novembre en hommage à la dramaturge martiniquaise Ina Césaire (1942-2025) - Détails : www.billetweb.fr/pro/cca - Avec la participation de l'écrivain Daniel Maximin & de la chercheuse Vanessa Lee #InaCésaire #théâtre #dramaturge
The English translation by Judith G. Miller of Sylvie Chalaye's "Race et théâtre: un impensé politique", first published by Actes Sud in 2020, now out with @livunipress.bsky.social liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... - In 2021, I reviewed the French original: nonfiction.fr/article-1087...
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The English translation by Judith G. Miller of Sylvie Chalaye's "Race et théâtre: un impensé politique", first published by Actes Sud in 2020, now out with @livunipress.bsky.social liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... - In 2021, I reviewed the French original: nonfiction.fr/article-1087...
📢Job Alert: The Department of French at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social invites applications for a TT Assistant Professor of French or a tenured Associate Professor of French, focusing on Francophone African literature/film and/or culture. Deadline: November 20 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05137
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
📢Job Alert: The Department of French at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social invites applications for a TT Assistant Professor of French or a tenured Associate Professor of French, focusing on Francophone African literature/film and/or culture. Deadline: November 20 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05137
"Être Marocain ou Marocaine à l’étranger ne relève donc pas d’un statut fixe, mais d’une pratique située, actualisée à travers des gestes concrets, des dépenses symboliques, des choix esthétiques" - Entretien avec l'anthropologue Rim Affaya dans "Le Courrier de l'Atlas" bit.ly/4oGQFfg #anthropologie
La diaspora marocaine à travers ses objets voyageurs
La diaspora marocaine à travers ses objets voyageurs
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October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Être Marocain ou Marocaine à l’étranger ne relève donc pas d’un statut fixe, mais d’une pratique située, actualisée à travers des gestes concrets, des dépenses symboliques, des choix esthétiques" - Entretien avec l'anthropologue Rim Affaya dans "Le Courrier de l'Atlas" bit.ly/4oGQFfg #anthropologie
"Peut-on dissocier l'oeuvre de l'auteur ?", ouvrage de @giselesapiro.bsky.social paru en 2020 (édition augmentée en 2024) vient d'être traduit en arabe par le chercheur et traducteur marocain Driss Elkhadraoui. La traduction est publiée par Dar Al-Kitab Al-Jadid à Beyrouth #GisèleSapiro #traduction
October 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Peut-on dissocier l'oeuvre de l'auteur ?", ouvrage de @giselesapiro.bsky.social paru en 2020 (édition augmentée en 2024) vient d'être traduit en arabe par le chercheur et traducteur marocain Driss Elkhadraoui. La traduction est publiée par Dar Al-Kitab Al-Jadid à Beyrouth #GisèleSapiro #traduction
Dans @orientxxi.bsky.social je propose quelques réflexions sur les récentes manifestations de la génération Z au Maroc à partir notamment des écrits de Fatima Mernissi, Abdelkébir Khatibi et Abdellatif Laâbi. Un grand merci à @sarragrira.bsky.social et toute l'équipe du journal bit.ly/4oEyarF
Maroc. D’une génération à l’autre. Réflexions sur le mouvement GenZ 212
Enseignant de littérature maghrébine francophone à l’Université de Chicago, l’auteur de ce texte propose de lire les dernières manifestations de la (…)
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October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dans @orientxxi.bsky.social je propose quelques réflexions sur les récentes manifestations de la génération Z au Maroc à partir notamment des écrits de Fatima Mernissi, Abdelkébir Khatibi et Abdellatif Laâbi. Un grand merci à @sarragrira.bsky.social et toute l'équipe du journal bit.ly/4oEyarF
A major figure of Moroccan cinema & theater, actor Abdelkader Moutaa, passed away yesterday. Born in 1940 in Casablanca. Performed alongside other pioneering figures in the 1960s. Renowned for his imposing voice. Here, he appears in Hamid Bénani’s landmark film "Wechma" (1970) #actor #Moroccancinema
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A major figure of Moroccan cinema & theater, actor Abdelkader Moutaa, passed away yesterday. Born in 1940 in Casablanca. Performed alongside other pioneering figures in the 1960s. Renowned for his imposing voice. Here, he appears in Hamid Bénani’s landmark film "Wechma" (1970) #actor #Moroccancinema
The book by my friend, the literary scholar & photographer Rym Khene, has made it to the UChicago library. It offers an insightful analysis of the literary and photographic representations of Algiers in the 1990s @honorechampion.bsky.social bit.ly/4nkWn5r #Algiers #Alger #photography #literature
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The book by my friend, the literary scholar & photographer Rym Khene, has made it to the UChicago library. It offers an insightful analysis of the literary and photographic representations of Algiers in the 1990s @honorechampion.bsky.social bit.ly/4nkWn5r #Algiers #Alger #photography #literature
"Surely, the Seine was red that day; at night, you couldn't tell. When Algerians were pulled from the water, their hands and feet were tied. It took time to do that. I don't understand" (p. 45) #LeïlaSebbar #17octobre1961 #17october1961
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October 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Surely, the Seine was red that day; at night, you couldn't tell. When Algerians were pulled from the water, their hands and feet were tied. It took time to do that. I don't understand" (p. 45) #LeïlaSebbar #17octobre1961 #17october1961
@iupress.bsky.social iupress.org/978025322023...
@iupress.bsky.social iupress.org/978025322023...