D. (Daniela) Merolla
Position:
- Researcher
- African languages and cultures
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2240 |
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| E-Mail: | d.merolla@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for Cultural Disciplines, Interdisciplinair |
| Office Address: |
Witte Singel-complex van Wijkplaats 4 2311 BX Leiden Room number 1.01b |
Fields of interest
African oral literature, myths, novels, theatre, films, virtual reality, artistic productions, immigrant literatures in Dutch, English, French and Italian, anthropological and literary readings of narratives, ethnicity, gender, identity.
Research
- African Oral Literatures and Technology.
- African Migrant Art on the Net and in the Netherlands: Local Cultural Traditions, Transnationalism, and Identity.
- Berber oral and written literature and films
See also: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/research/africanliteratures/teaching-research/
Curriculum Vitae
Daniela MEROLLA lectures African Literatures at the Department of Languages and Cultures of Africa, Leiden University, The Netherlands. She specialized in Intercultural Comparative Literature and in Anthropology of Religions. Her research focuses on African oral literary productions as well as on written literatures in African and European languages. She has extensively published in literary and anthropological approaches to gender, ethnicity and narrativity in (North) Africa and in the African immigrant artistic production in Europe. She has taught courses at several international institutions (University of Leiden, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris, La Sapienza 1st University of Rome, University of Venice, Oriental Institute of Naples). She is presently leading the international project African Oral Literatures and Technology. See .
Key publications
2012. Merolla D., J. Jansen and K. Naït-Zerrad, Multimedia Research and Documentation of Oral Genres in Africa - The Step Forward, Köppe Verlag, Köln.
2011. I. Brinkman, S. Lamoureaux, D. Merolla, and M. de Bruijn, “Local Stories, Global Discussions: websites, politics and identity in African contexts”, Popular Media, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa, H. Wasserman (Ed.), series ‘Internationalising Media Studies’, series editor D. Thussu, Routledge, pp. 236-252.
2010. Hogbetsotso: celebration and songs of the Ewe migration story.Interview with Dr. Datey-Kumodzie. Ameka, F.K., Dorvlo, K.G.E. & D. Merolla. In D. Merolla (Ed.), Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials (Electronic publication). Leiden: Leiden University.
2009, Dangerous Love in mythical narratives and formula tales, Religion, vol.39, pp. 283-288.
2009. Poetics of Transition: Africa and Dutch Literary Space, Transcultural Modernities: Narrating Africa in Europe, E. Bekers, S. Helff and D. Merolla (Eds.), Matatu series No. 36, Rodopi, Amsterdam/New York, pp. 35-55.
A complete list of publications is available under 'Published work' (top page).
2011
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Merolla, D. & Brinkman, I. & Lamoureaux, S. & De Bruijn, M. (2011)
Local Stories, Global Discussions: websites, politics and identity in African contexts. In: Wasserman, H. (Ed.), Popular Media, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa [2011] (Internationalising Media Studies), pp. 236-252.. London/New York: Routledge.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2010
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Merolla, D. & Ameka, F.K. & Dorvlo, K.G.E. (2010)
Hogbetsotso: celebration and songs of the Ewe migration story. Interview with Dr. Datey-Kumodzie. In: Merolla, D. (Ed.), Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials (Electronic publication)Leiden: Leiden University.
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Jansen, J. & Belcher, S. & Dumestre, G. & Bulman, S. & Diabaté, B. & Duintjer, E. & Toulou, S. & Merolla, D. (2010)
Mali: L'Epopée de Soundjata. In: Jansen, J (Ed.), Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials, Dir. D. Merolla (Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials), 3. Leiden: Leiden University.
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De Bruijn, M. & Merolla, D. (Eds.) (2010)
Researching Africa. Leiden: African Studies Centre.
(Book editorial)
2009
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Merolla, D. (2009)
Chewing Over Ethnographic Models: Berber Writings from Algeria. In: Jedamski, D. (Ed.), Chewing Over the West. Occidental Narratives in Non-Western Readings (Cross/Cultures), 19. , pp. 243-258. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
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Merolla, D. (2009)
Dangerous Love in mythical narratives and formula tales. Religion, 39, pp. 283-288.
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Merolla, D. (2009)
Filming African Creation Myths. In: Merolla, D. & Schipper, M. (Eds.), Creation Myths and the Visual Arts - Religion and the Arts (13), 4. , pp. 521-533. Leiden: Brill.
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Merolla, D. & Schipper - de Leeuw, W.J.J. (Eds.) (2009)
Myth: Theory and the Disciplines. Special Issue of Religion Compass, Vol. 4 (January-February). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.
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Merolla, D. (2009)
Poetics of Transition: Africa and Dutch Literary Space. In: Bekers,, E., Helff, S., Merolla, D. (Eds.), Transculatural Modernities. Narrating Africa in Europe (Matatu), 36. , pp. 35-55. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi.
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Merolla, D. & Schipper, M. (Eds.) (2009)
Religion and the Arts. Boston: Brill.
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Bekers, E. & Helff, S. & Merolla, D. (Eds.) (2009)
Transcultural Modernities. Narrating Africa in Europe. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi.
(Book editorial)
2008
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Merolla, D. (2008)
Oral Genres in African 'Migrant'Websites. In Merolla, D. & Lafkioui, M. (Eds.) Oralité et nouvelles dimensions de l'Oralité. Intersections théoretiques et comparaisons des matériaux dans les études africaines (pp. 101-109). PAris: Publications Langues O'.
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Merolla, D. & Lafkioui, M. (Eds.) (2008)
Oralité et nouvelles dimensions de l'Oralité. Intersections théoretiques et comparaisons des matériaux dans les études africaines. Paris: Publications Langues O'.
(Book editorial)
2007
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Ameka, F.K. & Dorvlo, K.G.E. & Merolla, D. (2007)
Ewe stories and storytelling. In: Merolla, D. (Ed.), Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials (Electronic publication), 1. Leiden: Leiden University.
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Aiello, F. & Brunotti, I. & Merolla, D. (2007)
Zanzibar: Taarab and Ngoma performance. In: Merolla, D. (Ed.), Verba Africana series - Video documentation and Digital Materials (Electronic publication), 2. Leiden: Leiden University - University of Naples L'Orientale.
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2006
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Merolla, D. (2006)
Berberse Lente in Theater en Literatuur. , Passionate Magazine (13), 2. , pp. 23-25.
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Merolla, D. (2006)
De Berberse kwestie in Noord Afrika en in Nederland. Tawiza (Website)
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Merolla, D. (2006)
La narratione orale berbera tra mito, rito e modificazione storica. Studi Magrebini, Nuova Serie, 4, pp. 91-104.
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Merolla, D. (Ed.) (2006)
Le théâtre et la production médiatique berbère entre le Maroc et l'Europe, Études Littéraires Africaines, 21: 44-47. Metz: Université Paul Verlaine.
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Merolla, D. (2006)
]. De l’art de la narration tamazight / berbère. Deux cents ans de collecte et de recherche dans les études littéraire berbères. (Société d'Études Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France, 434). Paris - Louvain: Peeters.
(Book (monograph))
2005
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Merolla, D. (2005)
De la parole aux vidéos. Oralité, écriture et oralité médiatique dans la production culturelle amazigh (berbère). Afrika Focus, 18 (1-2), pp. 33-57.
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Merolla, D. & Ponzanesi, S. (2005)
Introduction. In: Merolla, D. & Ponzanesi, S. (Eds.), Migrant Cartographies. New Cultural and Literary Spaces in Post-Colonial Europe, pp. 1-52. USA: Lexington Books.
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Merolla, D. & Ponzanesi, S. (2005)
Migrant Cartographies. New Cultural and Literary Spaces in Post-Colonial Europe. USA: Lexington Books.
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Merolla, D. (2005)
Migrant Websites, WebArt, and Digital Imagination. In: Merolla, D. & Ponzanesi, S. (Eds.), Migrant Cartographies. New Cultural and Literary Spaces in Post-Colonial Europe, pp. 217-228. USA: Lexington Books.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2004
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Merolla, D. (2004)
Oralité, écriture, et écriture médiatique dans la production littéraire amazighe (berbère). In Kich, A. (Ed.) La littérature amazighe. Oralité et écriture, spécificités et perspectives (pp. 291-305). Rabat: Institut Royal de la Culture Amazighe.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
2003
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Merolla, D. (2003)
Appropriation and invention of ethnographical knowledge in the Maghreb. Meridione - sud e nord del mondo, Anno III (1-2), pp. 133-148.
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Merolla, D. & Lafkioui, M. (2003)
El Arte de contra cuentos en el Rif (Introducción, traducción g.g.-N.S.C.). In: Boughaba Maleem, Z. (Ed.), Cuntos populaires del Rif, pp. 1-15. Madrid: Miriguano Ediciones.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2002
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Merolla, D. (2002)
Berbers, and Berber Literature. In: Majumdar, M.A. (Ed.), Francophone Studies, pp. 150-151. London/New York: Arnold Publisher.
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Merolla, D. (2002)
Deceitful Origins and Dogget Roots: Dutch Literary Space and Moroccan Immigration. In: Bryceson, D. & Vuorela, U. (Eds.), Forging New European frontiers: Transnational Families and Their Global Networks, pp. 103-123. Oxford/New York: Berg.
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Merolla, D. (2002)
Landscapes of Group Identities': Berber Diaspora and the Flourishing of Theatre, Video's, and Amazigh-Net. The Journal of North African Studies, 4 (7), pp. 122-131.
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Merolla, D. & Lafkioui, M. (2002)
Les contes berbères chaouis d'après Gustave Mercier. (Berber Studies, 3). Keulen: Koeppe Verlag.
(Book (monograph))
2001
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Amrouche, Fadhma. In: Chaker, S. (Ed.), Hommes et Femmes de Kabylie, Dictionnaire Biographique de la Kabylie (DBK), 1. , pp. 35-37. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud/Ina-Yas.
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Amrouche, Marguerite-Taos. In: Chaker, S. (Ed.), Hommes et Femmes de Kabylie. Dictionnaire Biographique de la Kabylie (DBK), 1. , pp. 44-47. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud/Ina-Yas.
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Opstand in Kabylië. soera, 2, pp. 125-127.
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Ouary, Malek. In: Chaker, S. (Ed.), Hommes et femmes de Kabylie. Dictionnaire Biographique de la Kabylie (DBK), 1. , pp. 175-177. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud/Ina-Yas.
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Proprietà e parola. In Arru, A., Michelis, L., Di, Stella, M. (Eds.) Proprietarie (pp. 419-430). Naples: Liguori.
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Merolla, D. (2001)
Questioning Gender, Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Maghreb. Race, Gender & Class, 8 (3), pp. 70-101.
(Article)
2000
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Merolla, D. (2000)
Amrouche, Jean. In: Chaker, S. (Ed.), Hommes et Femmes de Kabylie, dictionnaire Biographique de la Kabylie (DBK), 1. , pp. 38-43. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud/Ina-Yas.
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Merolla, D. (2000)
Beyond Oral and Written Litteratures: Oral, Written, Audio-Visual Media, and Literary Space. In Verliet, R. & Estor, A. (Eds.) Methods for the Study of Literature as Cultural Memory (pp. 457-469). Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi.
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Merolla, D. (2000)
Discourse and Identification in Franco-Berber Writing. In: Sahli, K. (Ed.), Francophone Studies. Discourse and Identity, pp. 121-145. Exeter: Elm Bank Publications.
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Merolla, D. (2000)
Littérature berbère: textes en prose. In Baumgard, U. & Bounfour, A. (Eds.) Panorama des littératures africaines. État des lieux et perspectives (pp. 26). Paris: L'Harmattan/Inalco.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
1998
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Merolla, D. (1998)
Costruzioni sessuate della communità: nazionalismo e pratiche narrative (Gendered construction of the community: natinalism and narration). Etnosistemi, V (5)
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Merolla, D. (1998)
Oral narratives, Gender-related views, and Historical context. Kabyle storytellers and oral narratives. Frame. Tijdschrift voor Literatuurwetenschap, 13 (1-2), pp. 41-64.
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Merolla, D. (1998)
Takbaylit. Encyclopaedia of Islam (pp. 118-119). Leiden: Brill.
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Merolla, D. (1998)
Une narration au féminin de la communauté. Etre une faume et une kabyle dans "Le Printemps désespéré" et "Illis u meksa". Cahiers de recherches des institutes néerlandais de langue et de littérature françaises, 34, pp. 35-68.
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Merolla, D. (1998)
recensie. [Bespreking van: De Voeten van Abdullah]. In: Le Maghreb Littéraire, II, pp. 117-121.
(Book review)
1996
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Merolla, D. (1996)
Gender and community in the Kabyle literary space. Cultural strategies in the oral and in the written. RUL, 289pp.(Leiden, CNWS) Mineke Schipper.
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Merolla, D. (1996)
Gender and Community in the Oral and in the Written. L'Uomo, Rivista semestrale dell'Università di Roma La Sapienza, IX (1/2), pp. 149-167.
(Article)
1995
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Merolla, D. (1995)
Peut-on parler d'un espace littéraire kabyle? Etudes et Documents Berbères, 13, pp. 5-25.
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Merolla, D. (1995)
Un espace littéraire kabyle. Etudes et Documents Berbères, 13, pp. 5-25.
(Article)
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