Representing ethnicity in contemporary French visual culture

Download or read book Representing ethnicity in contemporary French visual culture written by Joseph McGonagle and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of ethnicity in France, and how ethnicities are represented there visually, remain one of the most important and polemical aspects of French post-colonial politics and society. Troubling visions is the first book to analyse how a range of different ethnicities have been represented across contemporary French visual culture. Via a wide series of case studies - ranging from the worldwide hit film Amélie to France's popular TV series Plus belle la vie - it explores how ethnicities have been represented in contemporary France across a wide variety of different media. Its innovative, interdisciplinary approach and novel subject matter will complement university courses that focus on contemporary French society and visual culture. It will interest those researching and studying French and European film and photography, ethnicity in post-colonial France and visual culture generally.