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French cultural studies : an introduction

Author: Jill Forbes; Michael Kelly
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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French Cultural Studies: An Introduction challenges received theories about France and French culture. The book takes into account the major changes which have been taking place in the context of French Studies in both secondary and higher education, with the focus shifting to a broader range of cultural forms. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach in its wide-ranging study of French culture and society since
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jill Forbes; Michael Kelly
ISBN: 0198715013 9780198715016 0198715005 9780198715009
OCLC Number: 32051958
Description: xiii, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction : French cultural identities / Michael Kelly --
Industrialization and its discontents (1870-1914) / Gordon Millan, Brian Rigby, Jill Forbes --
Wars and class wars (1914-1944) / Michael Scriven ... [et al.] --
Crises of modernization / Michael Kelly, Elizabeth Fallaize, Anna Ridehalgh --
Modernization and avant-gardes / Michael Kelly, Tony Jones, Jill Forbes --
The author, the reader, and the text after 1968 / Michael Worton --
The self and others / Keith Reader --
Popular culture and cultural politics / Jill Forbes --
French in the world : from imperialism to diversity / Rodney Ball ... [et al.] --
Conclusion : French cultural studies in the future / Jill Forbes.
Responsibility: edited by Jill Forbes and Michael Kelly.

Abstract:

French Cultural Studies: An Introduction challenges received theories about France and French culture. The book takes into account the major changes which have been taking place in the context of French Studies in both secondary and higher education, with the focus shifting to a broader range of cultural forms. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach in its wide-ranging study of French culture and society since 1870, emphasizing recent and contemporary developments, and it suggests new ways of looking at France and the French-speaking world through the ideas, images, and narratives of more than a century of turbulent history and political change.

As well as looking at the literary, artistic, and intellectual culture for which France is renowned, the authors examine audio-visual media, popular culture, and cultural policy. They follow the stages of French history through periods of industrialization and war, reconstruction and modernization, and the crises and revolutions of post-colonialism and postmodernity. Also explored are the development of interconnecting patterns and cultural forms, in addition to the ways in which culture has shaped and reflected social and historical change. Copiously illustrated, and with guidance for further reading, this fascinating and authoritative work is essential reading for anyone interested in modern and contemporary French society and its culture.

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