This book, edited by Pierre Gomez and Sylvie Coly, compiles contributions from an international colloquium held at the University of Gambia. The focus is on the dynamics of otherness ('altérité') in the Gambian socio-cultural context. The book examines how the concept of the 'Other' is constructed and represented in various literary and artistic productions within the Senegambian space. It addresses themes such as identity, integration, conflict, and the historical and social processes that shape perceptions of foreignness and strangeness. The work is scholarly and interdisciplinary, engaging historians, sociologists, ethnologists, and linguists, aiming to foster critical understanding and dialogue around the concept of otherness. |