Contemporary French Cultural Studies

Name: Contemporary French Cultural Studies
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ISBN: 9780340740507

ISBN-10: 0340740507

ISBN-13: 9780340740507

Edition: 2000

Authors: William Kidd, Sian Reynolds

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The study of French culture has long ceased to be purely centred on literature. Undergraduate French courses now embrace all forms of cultural production and consumption, and students need to have a broad knowledge of everything from day-time TV and the latest detective novels to debates about national identity and immigration policies. This stimulating text is an introduction to the full range of contemporary French culture. Written by a group of leading academics both within and outside France, each chapter focuses on a topic from the French cultural scene today. Starting with an overview of resources for further information (both in print and online), the text discusses the varied forms…

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List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/25/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144



List of Contributors


Acknowledgements


Abbreviations



Introduction: to the reader




France @ your fingertips: print and on-line resources




How the French present is shaped by the past: the last hundred years in historical perspective




French cultural policy: the special role of the state




French education: equal or elitist?




Social difference: age and place




Sexual fault lines: sex and gender in the cultural context




The challenges of multiculturalism: regional and religious differences in France today




French political culture: homogeneous or fragmented?




If it isn't clear, it isn't French: language and identity




French public culture: places and spaces




Frenchness: constructed and reconstructed




Sport and identity in the new France




Advertising culture in France: no Coca-Cola please, we're French!




A night at the theatre




Cinema in a nation of filmgoers




Festivals and fetes populaires




From press barons to digital TV: changing media in France




From Messiaen to MC Solaar: music in France in the second half of the twentieth century




Reading books in France: la culture du livre