Le regard porté sur les prostituées en Algérie, un modèle de domination occidental ? L’exemple de l’apparition des « Ouled-Naïl » chez Fromentin, Maupassant et Gide

This article traces the genealogy of the figure of the dancer or prostitute from the Ouled-Naïl ethnic group in Algeria from the second half of the 19th century onwards. It assesses the possible responsibility of writer-travellers in the sexual exploitation of these women. By focusing on three great writers of the time (Fromentin, Maupassant and Gide), it aims to measure the appreciation of prostitution in French literary discourse, initially perceived as traditional practice yet which gradually engendered sexual tourism.