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Book SynopsisDespite the loss of the French Empire, France and its former colonies are still bound by a common historical past. With the new global promotion of la Francophonie, the relation between the various constituencies of the French-speaking regions of the world is reexamined and debated in this book, through the conversation between scholars dealing with diverse texts and contexts that present the colonial contact and its imprint. The book illustrates how, in France and in its other worlds, that contact, its repercussions, and its memory are lived and expressed today in a variety of textual representations. The historical contact between France and its other worlds has given birth to new kinds of cross-cultural expressions in the arts, in literature, and in aesthetics, establishing interrelations and generating appropriations from both sides of the Hexagon frontier, highlighting the fluidity and the permeability of its cultural borders. The book subtext tells that the frontier between Franc
Trade ReviewFrom pointed theoretical considerations to moving personal memoir, this is a rewarding collection. It provides a valuable interdisciplinary intervention and breaks down tired cultural binaries. -- Françoise Lionnet, University of California, Los Angeles
The wide array of questions treated, the rich diversity of the points of view expressed and its generally very high quality, make of this volume a welcomed addition to the francophone library. * Middle East Forum *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Ouverture Part 3 Homogeneity Subverted Chapter 4 Laïcité in the French School Public System: In the Name of the Law Chapter 5 Muslims in France: History under the Carpet Chapter 6 No Refuge: The African-Americanization of France Chapter 7 L'Esprit de Corps: French Civilization and the Death of the Colonial Soldier Chapter 8 Beyond Post-Colonialism: Globalization and Post-Colonial Minorities in France Part 9 Cross-Textual Encounters Chapter 10 A Poetics of Relationality: Victor Segalen's Stèles Chapter 11 Whose Other?: The Centrality of Language to Identity and Representation in Roumain's Gouverneurs de la Rosée Chapter 12 Shadowing Assia Djebar Chapter 13 Franco-African Artist and Cultural Cooperation Chapter 14 We, the Virtual Francophone Multitudes: Neo-Barbarisms and Micro-Encounters Chapter 15 Closure: My Mother Tongue, My Paternal Languages
