Jocelyne Dakhlia facts for kids
Jocelyne Naïma Dakhlia (born in 1959) is a French historian and anthropologist. She is a director of studies at a famous school in France called the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Her main work focuses on the political and cultural history of Islam in the Maghreb countries, which are located near the Mediterranean Sea.
About Jocelyne Dakhlia
Jocelyne Dakhlia was born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. Her mother was French, and her father was Tunisian. She grew up in Tunisia. She studied history at the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses. After that, she became an expert in the history of people and cultures in the Maghreb region.
She earned her doctorate degree from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). She joined this school in 1990 and later became a director of studies there. This means she helps guide and oversee research projects.
Her Work and Contributions
Jocelyne Dakhlia is involved with several important academic journals. She is on the management board of Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. She also helps edit Arabica and Revue du monde musulman et de la Méditerranée.
She is a member of the Conseil scientifique de l'Institut d'études de l'islam. In this role, she has helped organize studies about artistic creativity in Islamic countries. Since 1990, Dakhlia has written many books and articles. These works explore how Muslim countries have developed over time. More recently, she has looked at the effects of the Tunisian Revolution.
Jocelyne Dakhlia is also a member of the French Unesco Committee. Unesco is a part of the United Nations that promotes education, science, and culture. She is also a board member of the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations. In 2022, she was chosen to be a member of the Academia Europaea, which is a group of leading experts from across Europe.
Books by Jocelyne Dakhlia
Jocelyne Dakhlia has written several important books. Here are some of them:
- L'Oubli de la cité, Paris, La Découverte, 1990 ISBN: 978-2-707-11911-7
- Le Divan des Rois. Le politique et le religieux dans l'Islam, Paris, Aubier, 1998 ISBN: 978-2-700-72293-2
- L’empire des passions. L’arbitraire politique en Islam, Paris, Aubier, 2005 ISBN: 978-2-700-72346-5
- Islamicités, Paris, Presses universitaires de France, 2005 ISBN: 978-2-130-55095-2
- Lingua franca : histoire d'une langue métisse en Méditerranée, Arles, Actes Sud, 2008 ISBN: 978-2-742-78077-8
- Tunisie, le pays sans bruit, Arles, Actes Sud, 2011, ISBN: 978-2-330-00122-3
- Les musulmans dans l'histoire de l'Europe : passages et contacts en Méditerranée, Paris, Albin Michel, 2013, ISBN: 978-2-226-20911-5
- Les musulmans dans l'histoire de l'Europe : une intégration invisible, Paris, Albin Michel, 2016, ISBN: 978-2-226-20893-4
