Research Catalog

Title

Declining the stereotype : ethnicity and representation in French cultures / Mireille Rosello.

Author

Rosello, Mireille.

Publication

Hanover, NH : University Press of New England/Dartmouth College, 1998.

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Details

Description

viii, 213 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• Against the background of increasing population diversity in contemporary France and its attendant social tensions, Mireille Rosello analyzes how minorities within French cultures have dismantled stereotypes, and then extrapolates techniques that other marginalized groups might employ. Experiences drawn from Jewish, Maghrebian, and Black communities inform Rosello's observations.
• By examining current French novels, films, and other media where stereotypes of the ethnic other are confronted and reappropriated, the author reveals ways to recognize, subvert, and defuse a wide range of harmful stereotypes. Whether offering a brilliant reading of Coline Serreau's 1992 film La Crise or probing Baudelaire and Hugo for relevant clues, Rosello engages readers with creative insight, impeccable scholarship, and clarity of expression.

Series Statement

Contemporary French culture and society

Uniform Title

Contemporary French culture and society.

Subjects

• French literature > 20th century > History and criticism
• Africans in literature
• Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature
• North Africans in literature

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-206) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The Reluctant Guest -- Ch. 1. Stereotypes and Iterativity -- Ch. 2. Stealing Stereotypes: Mehdi Charef, Marie Feraud, and Smain -- Ch. 3. Investing in Stereotypes: Serge Meynard's L'oeil au beurre noir -- Ch. 4. Stereotypes as Gifts: From Baudelaire to Banlieues -- Ch. 5. Disarming Stereotypes: Coline Serreau's La crise -- Ch. 6. Cheating on Stereotypes: Emile Ajar, Calixthe Beyala, and Didier Van Cauwelaert -- Conclusion: Stereotypes and History from Asterix to Assia Djebar.

ISBN

• 0874518342 (alk. paper)
• 0874518350 (pbk : alk. paper)

LCCN

97031507

OCLC

• 37580319
• ocm37580319

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries