Public Opinion and Passive Complicity during the Algerian War: Simone de Beauvoir and the Djamila Boupacha Affair
This article examines the manner in which Simone de Beauvoir sought to inform public opinion of the rape and torture of Algerian nationalist Djamila Boupacha at the hands of the French army. It analyses the rhetorical devices used in her attempts to combat indifference and passive complicity
and investigates the multiple motivations for her commitment.
Document Type: Regular Paper
Publication date: 01 November 2010
The Irish Journal of French Studies is an annual international refereed journal published by the Association des Études Françaises et Francophones d'Irlande. Articles in English, French or Irish are welcomed on any aspect of research in the area of French and Francophone culture, society, literature and thought. All articles are freely available online.
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