Abstract
Interculturality, as a catalyst for reflection amidst global transformations, transcends mere coexistence to become an active dynamic of communication and complementarity. By using the literary text as a bridge, this approach enables a decentering of thought, dissolving identity contrasts in favor of a "bicultural love." The study identifies major epistemological challenges, particularly the need to bypass the objectification and sacralization of cultures that freeze identities. Through literature—a true "homeland of language"—a proxy mediation occurs, allowing for the decoding of words with shared cultural loads and the mitigation of cultural shocks. Finally, following the school of thought of Abdelkébir Khatibi, interculturality is theorized here as a space of hybridity (métissage) and hospitality: identity is no longer an isolate but a dialectical construction between "I" and "Thou," establishing the figure of the stranger as a symbol of reconciled plurality.
Recommended Citation
Makan, Abdelatif
(2016)
"The Intercultural: A Standalone Approach?,"
Faits de Langue et Société (FLS): Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/fls/vol2/iss1/6