Scientific event

Djamila Debèche and Feminist Journalistic Activism in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954
Djamila Debèche and Feminist Journalistic Activism in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954
Type
Conference
date
13/07/2026
heure
10:00
lieu
CRASC
Socio-anthropology of History and Memory Division
Theme :
History and the Relationship with National Memory
Keywords :
history narrative memory
Abstract
The lecture aims to shed light on an important aspect of contemporary Algerian history, namely the contribution of Algerian women to the journalistic struggle in Algeria during the period spanning from 1945 to 1954, with Djamila Debèche serving as a prime example as the first woman journalist specializing in women's affairs.
This lecture falls under the research project: Dictionary of Figures and Events in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954: Press, Health, Education. Below is the project abstract:
<p>This project revolve saround the personalities and events of the press, health and education,with its events in Algeria during the period (1945_ 1954). The subjectis a continuity of projects, and publications and reflectionscarried out at CRASC: (HassanREMAOUN: dictionnaire du passé de l’Algérie, de l’antiquité à 1962, CRASC, 2015); or within the framework of cooperation research projects (HassanREMAOUN&amp;AhmedKHOUADJA:les mots au Maghreb : dictionnaire de l’espace public, CRASC, 2019); in addition to the issues of the Insaniyatreview (N ° 24 _ 25 _2004).</p>
<p>Many dictionaries written by Algerian authors: AchourCHEURFI (2009, 1996), and foreignerssuch as: NUIHADH Adel (1980). About the press, Zahir IHADDADEN (1983) and Zoubir SEIF EL ISLAM (1979) or even Mohamed BERNÁCER (2006) had studied history of the pressduring the French colonization in Algeria, and Fatima-Zohra GUECHI (2017).</p>
<p>The present project represents the collective Algerian memory; aimingredaction a dictionary in Arabic,on two versions paper and digital,also digitalisingof the documents, documentaries, testimonials of the project on the CRASC website. The dictionary will constitute an academic and pedagogic reference in the period chosen.<br>
The project will adopt historical approach in studying events in Algeria though (1945-1954); also on the biographic approach of journalists and health and education personalities.</p>
<p>Therefore it’s important to analysecontext of Algerianhealth and educationon(1945_ 1954), whichrecorded an offense against Algerians, violence against newspapers (manynewspapers have disappeared) in addition to the degradation of the &quot;system&quot; of the health for the spread of diseases and epidemics; or eveninequalities in access to school in addition to the closure of Arab and Coranicschools. Howeverthe present study will be relying on researchtoolssuch as: interviews, testimonies and fieldsurveys, but also the readingreview of works or files, audio or filmed documents related to the theme in question.</p>
Participants
Nadjat LAHDIRI
conferencier
Biography
A Director of Research at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran (Algeria), she specializes in information and communication sciences. Her work focuses on media and communication studies, in both their traditional and digital dimensions, utilizing historical, political, sociological, and anthropological approaches. She currently leads an institutional research project within CRASC entitled: 'Dictionary of Personalities and Events in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954: Press, Health, and Education'. As part of a previous research project conducted at the same center, she examined the evolution of themes addressed in Amazigh language textbooks at the middle and secondary education levels. Her research thus lies at the intersection of media studies, language policies, and educational issues in Algeria.
Houria DJILALI
moderateur
Biography
Research Director in the Department of Socio-Anthropology at the CRASC, History and Memory. She specialises in modern and contemporary history, and her research falls within the field of the humanities, focusing on the study of historical issues and social memory.
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Djamila Debèche and Feminist Journalistic Activism in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954
Djamila Debèche and Feminist Journalistic Activism in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954
Djamila Debèche and Feminist Journalistic Activism in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954