The uprising of May 1968, during which tanks rolled onto the streets of Paris, was a radically defining moment in French intellectual life. It signalled the rise of 'new wave' cinema and the arrival of the 'post structuralist' literary-philosophy of Derrida, Foucault, and others. This is the first book-length study of May '68 in French fiction and film.
The uprising of May 1968, during which tanks rolled onto the streets of Paris, was a radically defining moment in French intellectual life. It signall...
This study of May 68 in fiction and in film looks at the ways the events themselves were represented in narrative, evaluates the impact these crucial times had on French cultural and intellectual history, and offers readings of texts which were shaped by it. The chosen texts concentrate upon important features of May and its aftermath; the student rebellion, the workers strikes, the question of the intellectuals; sexuality; feminism; the political thriller; history; and textuality. Attention is paid to the context of the social and cultural history of the Fifth Republic, to Gaullism, and to...
This study of May 68 in fiction and in film looks at the ways the events themselves were represented in narrative, evaluates the impact these crucial ...
"Women, Genre and Circumstance" brings together a series of challenging essays which explore the complex intersections of feminism, narrative and genre. Drawing on a wide range of 19th and 20th century texts novels, short stories and films they interrogate the relationship between womens situation and writing practice, and representations of history, memory, love, old age; they pursue questions of narrative form and its meanings, particularly the distinctive features of the short story. The politics of feminist criticism and careful attention to the operations of narrative combine in a...
"Women, Genre and Circumstance" brings together a series of challenging essays which explore the complex intersections of feminism, narrative and genr...
