Africa and France: Postcolonial Cultures, Migration, and Racism (African Expressive Cultures)

An "excellent [and] incisive" look at identity, immigration, and culture in postcolonial France ( Journal of West African History ). This stimulating and insightful book reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production in theater, literature, and even museum construction. Dominic Thomas's analysis unravels the complex cultural and political realities of long-standing mobility between Africa and Europe. Thomas questions the attempt to place strict limits on what it means to be French or European and offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness. "Essential reading for anyone investigating the debates surrounding contemporary French identity and the ever-changing relationship between France and her former colonial possessions." — African Studies Bulletin This Stimulating And Insightful Book Reveals How Increased Control Over Immigration Has Changed Cultural And Social Production In Theatre, Literature, And Even Museum Construction. Dominic Thomas's Analysis Unravels The Complex Cultural And Political Realities Of Long-standing Mobility Between Africa And Europe. Thomas Questions The Attempt To Place Strict Limits On What It Means To Be French Or European And Offers A Sense Of What Must Happen To Bring About A Renewed Sense Of Integration And Global Frenchness. Museology And Globalization: The Quai Branly Museum -- Object/subject Migration: The National Centre For The History Of Immigration -- Sarkozy's Law: National Identity And The Institutionalization Of Xenophobia -- Africa, France, And Eurafrica In The Twenty-first Century -- From Mirage To Image: Contest(ed)ing Space In Diasporic Films (1955-2011) -- The Marie Ndiaye Affair, Or The Coming Of A Postcolonial évoluée -- The Euro-mediterranean: Literature And Migration -- Into The European Jungle: Migration And Grammar In The New Europe -- Documenting The Periphery: The French Banlieues In Words And Film -- Decolonizing France: National Literatures, World Literature, And World Identities. Dominic Thomas. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 277-312) And Index. This book 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. The author's 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. This book offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness.--description provided by publisher. 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 Thomass 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. This stimulating and insightful book reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production in theater, literature, and even museum construction. Dominic Thomas's analysis unravels the complex cultural and political realities of long-standing mobility between Africa and Europe. Thomas questions the attempt to place strict limits on what it means to be French or European and offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness. Book jacket