Joyce Blau

Joyce Blau (born 18 March 1932 in Cairo, Egypt), is a linguist, specialist in Kurdish language and literature.

Joyce Blau, editor-in-chief of Kurdish Studies, has taught at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO). She is a member of the research team "Monde Iranien" of CNRS, Joyce Blau is the author of numerous studies on the language, literature and civilization of the Kurds.

Publications

• 1963, The Kurdish problem, sociological and historical essay, publication of the Center for the Study of the Problems of the Contemporary Muslim World, Brussels, 80 p. + a card.
• 1964, "Intercommunity Relations in Iraq", in: Studies, Correspondence d'Orient, n ° 5-6, published by the Center for the Study of the Problems of the Contemporary Muslim World, Brussels, p. 87-102.
• 1965, "Three texts of Kurdish folklore", in: Etudes, Correspondence d'Orient, published by the Center for the Study of the Problems of the Contemporary Muslim World, Brussels, pp. 29–50.
• 1965, Kurdish Dictionary / Kurdish Dictionary, Center for the Study of the Problems of the Contemporary Muslim World, Brussels.
• 1966, "Iraq," in: Minorities and Dissent in Muslim Countries, Acta Orientalia Belgica, Brussels, p. 237-240.
• 1968, Kurdish Kurmandji Modern Texts, Introduction, Selection and Glossary, Iranische Text, ed. by Georges Redard, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 58 p.
• 1975, The Kurd of 'Amadiya and Djabal Sindjar, linguistic analysis, folklore texts, glossaries, Works of the Institute of Iranian Studies of the University of the New Sorbonne, Klincksieck, 252 p.
• 1975, Ferheng kurdî û Tirkî, publ. Sivan, Federal Republic of Germany, 109 p.
• 1977, Translation from Russian of I.O. Oranskij, The Iranian languages, preface by Gilbert Lazard, Institute of Iranian Studies of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, C. Klincksieck, Paris 239 p. + 1 card.
• 1980, Handbook of Kurdish, Sorani dialect, C. Klincksieck, 287 p.
• 1980, "Djassem Djelil", in: Dictionary of Authors of all time and all countries, Laffont-Bompiani, coll. "Books" (2e) ed., P. 545.
• 1982, "The Kurds," in: Frontiers, Border Problems in the Third World, L'Harmattan, Paris VII University, pp. 128–135.
• 1983, "Studies of Kurdish linguistics and lexicographies: historical and current developments", in: Verbum, Revue de linguistique published by the University of Nancy II, Vol. VI, fasc, 1/2, pp. 2–18.
• 1984, "The Kurdish National Movement", in: Les Temps Modernes, no. 456-457, Turkey, from authoritarian reformism to muscular liberalism, pp. 447–461.
• 1984, "Problems in the unification of the Kurdish Language", in: New Pesh Merga, no. 18, Nacka (Sweden), p. 14-19.
• 1984, Memory of Kurdistan, a collection of oral and written literary tradition, preface Maxime Rodinson, editions Findakly Paris, 221 p.
• 1984, "A short story by Hassan Mela Ali Qizilji, Diwakhane tea", in: Le Monde Diplomatique, June.
• 1985, Articles: "Chamilov" (Ereb Semo), Djagarkhwin (Cegerxwin), Goran (Abdullah Sulayman), Hawar (Appeal), Khani (Ahmadê Khanî), Koyi (Hadji Qadir Koyi), Kurdish (Kurdish literature), in: Historical, thematic and technical dictionary of LITTERATURES, Larousse, Paris.
• 1985, "The Jews in Kurdistan", in: Linguistic Mixes Offered to Maxime Rodinson by Students, Colleagues and Friends, ed. Christian Robin, Geuthner, Paris pp. 123–132.
• 1985, "Mirîna Hesen Qizilcî (The Death of Hasan Qizilcî)", in Hevi, No. 4, Kurdish Institute of Paris, p. 7-10.
• 1986, Kurdish Tales, International Council of the French Language, coll. Fleuve et Flamme, Paris 1986, 167 p.
• 1986, "Bîranîna Thomas Bois (In memory of Thomas Bois)", in: Hêvî, N ° 4, Kurdish Institute of Paris, pp. 11–13.
• 1986, "Mirina zanayê mezin Qanatê Kurdo (Death of the great scholar Kanatê Kurdoev)", p. 7 - 15; and "Hêmin jî mir (Hêmin is also deceased)" pp. 19–24, in: Hêvî, kovara çandiya gistî, n ° 5, Kurdish Institute of Paris.
• 1986, "Qanate Kurdoev, 1908-1985", in: Studia Iranica, Volume 15 - fasc. 2, Publ. of the Association for the Advancement of Iranian Studies, CNRS, Paris, p. 249-256.
• 1987, "My days, from Goran, "The Pain of the People (Jani Gel), by Ibrahim Ahmed", "Black Wound (Birîna Res / Kara yara)" by Musa Anter ", in: Dictionary of works of all ages and all countries, Literature, philosophy, music, coll. Books, 5th ed. Paris.
• 1988, "Gulchine, a Kurdish tale", in: Bulletin of the Alumni Association of the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, pp. 57–61.
• 1988, "Bibliography of Kurdology books since the founding of the Kurdish Institute of Paris: 1983-1985", in: Studia Kurdica.
• 1989, "Kurd", "Gurânî", "Zâzâ", in: Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, edited collective work dir. Rüdiger Schmitt, Wiesbaden, pp. 326–340.
• 1989, "The Kurdish lori", in: Iranian-Aryan Studies Available to Gilbert Lazard, Studia Iranica, Cahier 7, pp. 37–58.
• 1990, "The role of the Naqshbandi sheikhs in the Kurdish national movement", in: Naqshbandis, Paths and Current Situation of a Muslim Mystical Order, ed. by Marc Gaborieau, Alexandre Popovic and Thierry Zarcone, Editions Isis, Istanbul-Paris, p. 371-377.
• 1990, "Reform of Kurdish", in: The Reform of Languages, ed. Claude Hagège and I. Fodor, Cologne.
• 1990, The Kurds and the Kurdistan, Critical Bibliography 1977 - 1986, French Institute of Research in Iran, Tehran-Paris, 146 p.
• 1990, Preface to the book I Curdi nella Storia, Mirella Galletti, ed. Vecchio Faggio, Rome.
• 1991, "Kurdish Language and Literature", in: International Conference of Paris 14–15 October 1989, The Kurds: Human Rights and Cultural Identity, Kurdish Institute of Paris, p. 44-50.
• 1991, Kurtçe / Türkçe, Kürtçe / Fransizca, Kürtçe / Ingilizce Sözlük, Kurdish / Turkish / French / English dictionary, Sosyal Yayinlar, Istanbul, 342 p.
• 1991, "The Poetry of Kurdistan, Kurdish National Unity", in: The Word and I, Publication of the Washington Times Corporation, Vol. 6, No. 8, Washington, p. 623-637.
• 1992, "The Kurds," in: Historians and Geographers, No. 336, May–June, The Middle East in Paris, p. 305-320.
• 1992, "Die Wissenschaft von der Kurdischen Sprache", in: Kurden, Azadi Freihheit in de Bergen, Alfred Janata, Karin Kren und Maria Anna Six, Schallaburg, November 1992, Katalog des NÖ Landesmuseums, Neue Folge Nr 294, Wien, pp. 180–191.
• 1992, "Kurdische Literatur," p. 192-205.
• 1993, "The cagani: lori or Kurdish?", In: Studia Iranica, Volume 22, fasc. 1, publ. Association for the Advancement of Iranian Studies, Paris, p. 93-119.
• 1994, "Goran", "Literature in Gorani", "Folklore and Kurdish literature", "Mem o Zin", in: Universal Dictionary of Literature, Presses universitaires de France, pub. under the direction of Béatrice Didier.
• 1994, Kürtler ve Kurdistan, elistirel bir bibliyografya 1977 - 1990, Mezopotamya, Sweden, 165 p.
• 1994, "Deldar Yunes", in: Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. VII, fasc. 3, Mazda, California, p. 238.
• 1994, "Kurdish literature", in: The Kurds and the States, Mediterranean Peoples, n ° 68-69, pp. 77–94.
• 1995, "Kurdish literature", in: The Kurds and the States, Mediterranean Peoples, n ° 68-69, July–December, pp. 77–93.
• 1995, "Kurdologie als Spiegel der Politischen Situation", in: Kurdologie, Bibliotek Feqiyê Teyran, Berlin, pp. 43–56.
• 1995, "Jiyan û berhemên Ehmedê Xanî (1650-1707)", in: Çira, kovara komeleya nivîskarên kurd the Swêdê, sal 1, hejmar 3.
• 1995, "Life and Work of Thomas Bois, 1900-1975", in: Journal of Kurdish Studies, Vol. 1, Peeters Press, Leuven, pp. 85–96.
• 1996, "Kurdish written literature", in: Kurdish Culture and Identity, ed. Philip Kreyenbroek & Christine Allison, Zed Books, Middle Eastern Studies pp. 20–28.
• 1999, Manual of Kurdish Kurdish, in collaboration with Veysi Barak, L'Harmattan, 225 p.
• 1999, "Relations between Jews and Muslims in Kurdistan", in: Islam of the Kurds, The Annals of the Other Islam, No. 5, INALCO, Paris, p. 199-224.
• 2000, Method of Kurdish Sorani, The Harmattan, 323 p.
• 2000, "The development of Kurdish literature in the city", in: The Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. III, 1998-2000, Louvain, Peeters Press, p. 85-91.
• 2005, "Kurdish literature", in: Passerelles, Kurdistan, Revue d'Etudes interculturelles, Thionville, pp. 287–296.
• 2010, "Written Kurdish Literature", in: Oral Literature of Iranian Languages, ed. by Philip G. Kreyenbroek & Ulrich Marzolph, A History of Persian Literature XVIII, I.B. Tauris, pp. 1–31.
• 2012, "Kurdish Literature," in: Kurdish Studies, Kurdish Literature, The Harmattan, pp. 5–36.

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