{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fradio-ifriqiya-powered-by-afikra.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fkhalid-lyamlahy-TW7n7LS6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Nostalgic Rebels: Politics, Aesthetics, and Selfhood in Postcolonial Morocco | Dr. Khalid Lyamlahy","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1ce0a58c-3e05-4d4b-a2e7-f3ffb869b215/f7a8575c-a4b9-4373-ae15-07f258953d0b/radio-20ifriqiya-20partnership-20project-20file.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"We delve into the complex intersection of revolt and nostalgia in postcolonial Moroccan literature with author and scholar Khaled Lyamlahy who offers specific, evidence-based insights into the diverse trajectories of three influential writers, Abdellatif Laâbi, Abdelkebir Khatibi, and Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine, and discusses how their unique experiences with activism, imprisonment, and exile shaped their work. An assistant professor at the University of Chicago, Dr. Lyamlahy helps us explore his latest book, Nostalgic Rebels, which complicates traditional narratives of Moroccan postcoloniality. He emphasizes that nostalgia is not merely a backward-looking emotion but a transformative force capable of reinventing the future. He confronts the notion that these literary movements are static, asserting that writing has a deep responsibility to provoke thought and ask difficult questions. The conversation also delves into the unique challenges of translation and the poetic power of fragments, highlighting the need for deeper literary dialogue between North and Sub-Saharan Africa."}