Hadj Miliani
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Hadj Miliani | |
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 Hadj Miliani, researcher and professor of literature | |
| Born | 21 March 1951 |
| Died | 2 July 2021 (aged 70) Oran, Algeria |
| Citizenship | Algerian |
| Education | University of Mostaganem; Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle (CRASC) |
| Alma mater | University of Mostaganem |
| Occupations | Professor of literature, researcher |
| Known for | Studies on Raï, hip-hop, and Algerian cultural identity |
| Awards | Posthumous tribute for his contribution to research and culture in Algeria |
Hadj Miliani (21 March 1951 – 2 July 2021) was an Algerian scholar and academic. A specialist in the study and preservation of Algerian cultural heritage, particularly Raï music and Rap.
Cultural involvement
Hadj Miliani played a major role in the international recognition of Raï music,[2] contributing to its inclusion on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. He also conducted extensive research on Raï and theatre, particularly during Algeria’s “Black Decade”, a period during which he held lectures on Raï music, its origins, and Oranese song traditions.
Miliani was actively involved in organizing cultural events in Algeria. He co-organized the country's first Manga Festival, held in Bab Ezzouar in 2008.
Contributions to musicology
Studies on Raï
Hadj Miliani was a founding member of Gerchamm (Groupe d'Études et de Recherche sur la Chanson et les Musiques Maghrébines) and served on the jury of the first Raï Festival of Oran. He co-authored the book L'Aventure du raï: musique et société with Bouziane Daoudi — an in-depth study on the evolution of this musical genre.[3]
Studies on Rap
Hadj Miliani was among the first to analyze the phenomenon of rap in Algeria. He published the article Culture planétaire et identités frontalières: À propos du rap en Algérie in Cahiers d’Études Africaines, examining rap as an expressive form of youth identity in Algerian suburbs.[4]
Selected publications
- (1998) La propagande comme institution: discours et institutionnalisation de la propagande cinématographique dans l’Algérie coloniale (1943–1960).[5]
- (1999) L’humour dans les langues maternelles en Algérie.[6]
- (1999) Transactions sociales et sémiotique du sujet: le cas du mariage “Falso” dans l’Ouest algérien.[7]
- (2000) Fabrication patrimoniale et imaginaires identitaires: autour des chants et musiques en Algérie.[8]
- (2002) De la nostalgie du local aux mythologies de l’exil: chanteurs et chansons dans l’émigration algérienne en France (1920s–1980s).[9]
- (2006) Innovations langagières et héritage linguistique chez les jeunes en Algérie: Une approche socio-anthropologique.[10]
- (2013) La presse écrite en Algérie: positionnements médiatiques et enjeux linguistiques.[11]
- (2015) Éléments pour une étude des entrepreneurs culturels et des expériences théâtrales en régime colonial en Algérie: 1950–1962.[12]
- (2018) Déplorations, polémiques et stratégies patrimoniales: à propos des musiques citadines en Algérie en régime colonial.[13]
- (2023) Éléments d’histoire sociale de la chanson populaire en Algérie: Textes et contextes.[14]
