Racism and Gender in James Baldwin’s Selected Essays

Racism and gender oppression are one of the major issues in Black America. This article attempts to examine these two themes in three essays by the African American writer James Baldwin; namely No Body Knows My Name: A Letter From the South, Faulkner and desegregation and On Catfish Row “Porgy and Bess” in the Movies

The Theatre of the Absurd and Psychoanalysis: E. Albee’s The Zoo Story as a Study Case.

This article aims at showing the link between Psychology/ Psychoanalysis and The Theatre of the Absurd. An attempt is made to study the postmodern anti-hero in Edward Albee’s absurd tragedy in order to show the way new thoughts, beliefs, and morals are oppressed by the old certainties of the mainstream cultural discourse. The study puts emphasis on one major psychological aspect-for instance the transference process- coined by Julia Kristeva to demonstrate the psychical obstacles, traumas, fears, and desires of the self in his never completed identity stability. This transference process should move through a three-dimensional temporality to ensure a well-balanced identity of the self. The first time is called the linear time; the second is the zero time, and the third is the resurrection time. In order to conduct this issue, I have proposed to analyze Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story as a sample of the postmodern struggle for achieving identity stability. As a conclusion, I have reiterated that unlike any other theatre of any other previous age, The Theatre of the Absurd-with its complex language and its literary devices- is much closer to Psychoanalysis and much concerned with an individual’s inner struggle that seeks to secure a position of respect and dignity within the symbolic order of the world.     

Study of the propolis extract as a corrosion inhibitor of copper alloy in ethylene glycol/water 0.1 M NaCl

The effect of propolis extract as a corrosion inhibitor of copper alloy in ethylene glycol / water 0.1 M NaCl solution was studied by electrochemical measurements. The Tafel polarization curves showed that the propolis extract at different concentration acts as mixed inhibitor, and the maximum value of the inhibitory efficacy is 73.28% at optimum concentration of 1.25 g/L of propolis extract. The activation parameters reveal that the inhibitor molecules on copper surface are absorbed by physisorption and obey Langmuir isotherm adsorption. These results were supplemented by IR Spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and EDX spectrum of chemical composition. The metal solution interface is simulated as a physical model by using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS).Keywords: Copper Alloy, Propolis extract, ethylene glycol; Corrosion inhibition; Adsorption, Electrochemical impedance Spectroscopy (EIS

Masmuda

Grand agrégat de tribus de la confédération des Baranis. D’après les généalogistes médiévaux, Masmud, descendant de Burnus Ibn al-Barr, serait venu d’Orient et se serait établi dans les environs de Tanger. El-Bekri, au XIe siècle signale les Masmuda dans la région de Bûna (Annaba) et dans les environs de Tanger. Dans cette dernière localité, ils se divisent en quatre tribus : les Doghagh, les Assada, les Bani Senghera et les Kotama. Ils peuplent les territoires situés entre la rivière Zelloul..

Madghis ou Madghès

Selon Ibn Khaldun, qui rapporte ce qu’a écrit Ibn Hazm dans son livre Collection des généalogies à propos de la descendance des Berbères Zenata, Madghis serait le fils de Berr. Les Botr, descendants de Madghis el-Abter, forment quatre grandes familles : les Addaça, les Nefouça, les Darisa et les enfants de Loua l’aîné. Ces branches ont pour souche commune Zahhik ou Zeddjik, fils de Madghis. Toujours dans le même livre, il est rapporté plus loin que Youssof El Ouerrac lui avait donné une autre..