Description
This volume takes the pulse of French post-coloniality by studying representations of trans-Mediterranean immigration to France in recent literature, television and film. The writers and filmmakers examined have found new ways to conceptualize the French heritage of immigration from North Africa and to portray the state of multiculturalism within - and in spite of - a continuing Republican framework. Their work deflates stereotypes, promotes respect for cultural and ethnic minorities and gives a new dignity to subjects supposedly located on the margins of the Republic. Establishing a productive dialogue with Marianne Hirsch's ground-breaking concept of postmemory, this volume provides a much-needed vocabulary for rethinking the intergenerational legacy of trans-Mediterranean immigrants.
About the Author
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Book Information
ISBN 9781526143532
Author Veronique Machelidon
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 15mm
About the Author
Veronique Machelidon is Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina
Patrick Saveau is Professor of French and Cultural Studies at Franklin University Switzerland
Reviews
'This book is a must-read for scholars and graduate students who are interested in broadening
their scope when dealing with works of French authors and filmmakers of North African
descent.'
H-France Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781526143532
Author Veronique Machelidon
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 15mm
Details
Subtitle: |
Identities in Flux in French Literature, Television, and Film |
Imprint: |
Manchester University Press |
