L’animal : agent du biopouvoir dans l’imaginaire postcolonial Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni et Hervé Tchumkam

Authors

Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni, Université de Dschang
Hervé Tchumkam, Southern Methodist University

Abstract

This article seeks to understand the status of the animal and its relation to biopolitics in postcolonial fiction. Going beyond and against Graham Huggan’s notion of “postcolonial exotic”, the analysis of the relation between human and animal is twofold: first, describe and interpret the mechanisms of power, and second, show how the figure of the beast which is at the center of political struggle and social conflict makes more complex the understanding of the “discipline and punish” in postcolonial contexts. Ultimately, drawing on the study of selected novels and drama, the aim of this paper is to show that the presence of animals in postcolonial fiction is consistent with the methods of controls of citizens by political power.

Recommended Citation

Pangop Kameni, Alain Cyr and Tchumkam, Hervé (2015) "L’animal : agent du biopouvoir dans l’imaginaire postcolonial Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni et Hervé Tchumkam," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 84: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol84/iss1/8