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Natives against Nativism
Examining the intersection of Palestine solidarity movements and
antiracist activism in France from the 1970s to the present
For the pasty fifty years, the Palestinian question has served
as a rallying cry in the struggle for migrant rights in
postcolonial France, from the immigrant labor associations of the
1970s and Beur movements of the 1980s to the militant decolonial
groups of the 2000s. In Natives against Nativism , Olivia
C. Harrison explores the intersection of anticolonial solidarity
and antiracist activism from the 1970s to the present.
Natives against Nativism analyzes a wide range of
texts-novels, memoirs, plays, films, and militant archives-that
mobilize the twin figures of the Palestinian and the American
Indian in a crossed critique of Eurocolonial modernity. Harrison
argues that anticolonial solidarity with Palestinians and
Indigenous Americans has been instrumental in developing a
sophisticated critique of racism across imperial formations-in this
case, France, the United States, and Israel.
Serving as the first relational study of antiracism in France,
Natives against Nativism observes how claims to
indigeneity have been deployed in multiple directions, both in the
ongoing struggle for migrant rights and racial justice, and in
white nativist claims in France today.
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France's colonial legacies
France’s Colonial Legacies offers a timely intervention in the debates around the French empire and its place in the life of the contemporary nation, drawing on the expertise of researchers working in the fields of politics, media, cultural studies, literature and film, to offer a wide-ranging picture of remembrance in contemporary France.
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Imperial rule and the politics of nationalism : anti-colonial protest in the French empire
\"During the first half of the twentieth century, movements seeking political equality emerged in France's overseas territories. Within twenty years, they were replaced by movements for national independence in the majority of French colonies, protectorates, and mandates. In this pathbreaking study of the decolonization era, Adria Lawrence asks why elites in French colonies shifted from demands for egalitarian and democratic reforms to calls for independent statehood, and why mass mobilization for independence emerged where and when it did. Lawrence shows that nationalist discourses became dominant as a consequence of the failure of the reform agenda. Where political rights were granted, colonial subjects opted for further integration and reform. Contrary to conventional accounts, nationalism was not the only or even the primary form of anti-colonialism. Lawrence shows further that mass nationalist protest occurred only when and where French authority was disrupted. Imperial crises were the cause, not the result, of mass protest\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Africa and France
Africa and France reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production, especially in theatre, literature, film, and even museum construction. A hated of foreigners, accompanied by new forms of intolerance and racism, has crept from policy into popular expressions of ideas about the postcolony and ethnic minorities. Dominic Thomas's stimulating and insightful analyses unravel the complex cultural and political realities of longstanding mobility between Africa and Europe and question the attempt at placing strict limits on what it means to be French or European. Thomas offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness.
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The colonial legacy in France : fracture, rupture, and apartheid
\"Debates about the legacy of colonialism in France are not new, but they have taken on new urgency in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. Responding to acts of religious and racial violence in 2005, 2010, and 2015 and beyond, the essays in this volume pit French ideals against government-sponsored revisionist decrees that have exacerbated tensions, complicated the process of establishing and recording national memory, and triggered divisive debates on what it means to identify as French. As they document the checkered legacy of French colonialism, the contributors raise questions about France and the contemporary role of Islam, the banlieues, immigration, race, history, pedagogy, and the future of the Republic. This innovative volume reconsiders the cultural, economic, political, and social realities facing global French citizens today and includes contributions by Achille Mbembe, Benjamin Stora, Franًcoise Vergلes, Alec Hargreaves, Elsa Dorlin, and Alain Mabanckou, among others\"--Provided by publisher.
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The algerian war in French-language comics
The decolonization of Algeria represents a turning point in world history, marking the end of France's colonial empire, the birth of the Algerian republic, and the appearance of the Third World and pan-Arabism.Algeria emerged from colonial domination to negotiate the release of American hostages in Iran during the Carter administration.
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Postcolonial france : the question of race and the future of the republic
France is a bellwether for the postcolonial anxieties and populist politics emerging across the world today. This book explores the dynamics and dilemmas of the present moment of crisis and hope in France, through an exploration of recent moral panics. Taking stock of the tensions as they have emerged over the last quarter of a century, Paul Silverstein looks at urban racial violence, female Islamic dress and male public prayer, anti-system gangster rap, and sporting performances in and around which debates over France's multicultural future have arisen. It traces these conflicts to the unresolved tensions of an imperial project, the present-day effects of which are still felt by many. Despite the barriers, which include neo-nationalist racism and Islamophobia, French citizens of various backgrounds have found ways to build flourishing lives. Silverstein shows how they have responded to urban marginalisation, police violence and institutional discrimination in remarkably creative ways.
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