An Analysis of Guyattari Spivak's "Inferior" Manifestations in the Novel " Rih al-Janub " with a Case Study of Women

The impact of colonialism on the Third World is one of the topics that is always reflected in the works of writers and poets of the world. Postcolonial critique is one of the new and modern interdisciplinary researches and studies of the lower classes are considered among its theoretical branches. Such studies seek to activate the lower classes through rethinking in society and in various texts. One of the most important theorists of inferior studies is Gayatri Spivak. At the same time, Spivak has a feminist-postcolonial approach and her main focus is on inferior status of females or women.In fact, the purpose of the studies of the lower classes, especially Spivak, is to represent the voice and mentality of the lower classes, especially women.The novel "Rih al-Janub" is the first Algerian novel which has been written in Arabic by Abdul Hamid Ibn-Hadduqa, and the author uses the description to show the social, political and cultural reality that ruled Algeria after the revolution. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the present study has studied and investigated the novel " Rih al-Janub " with postcolonial critique and especially Spivak's theories about the inferior status. In fact, Hadduqa described the feudal system that ruled Algerian villages and the rule of psychological and ideological colonization and tries to portray the inferior status of women and their gender discrimination in issues such as forced marriage, the traditional view of women and the strengthening of the patriarchal spirit in society in the form of novels for readers.