Women, immigration and identities in France / edited by Jane Freedman and Carrie Tarr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Freedman, Jane.

Tarr, Carrie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women immigrants--France--Social conditions.

Women immigrants.

Immigrants--Government policy--France.

Immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 197 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2000.

Summary:

"This book is the first to address the relationship between gender and immigration in contemporary France and the political and personal issues that affect women of immigrant origin. Focusing on the social and political aspects of women's lives, the book investigates how they are affected by racism and changes in citizenship laws and explores the strategies they use to combat exclusion through movements such as the 'sans-papiers'. Authors go on to discuss ways in which immigrant women and their daughters negotiate their changing cultural identities in relation to their communities of origin and their positions in France, with reference to the Magrebhi family and attitudes to the Islamic headscarf. These issues are further developed through analyses of women's cultural production across a wide range of media, from the writing of Vietnamese women to 'Beur' Filmmaking, including Yamina Benguigui's highly acclaimed documentary Memoires d'Immigres. Combining a range of case studies and practical data with a theoretical overview of the topic, this is an important reference work for anyone studying postcolonial France and the role of women within it."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Women and immigration : nationality and citizenship / Jane Freedman

The sans-papières : an interview with Madjiguène Cissé / Jane Freedman and Carrie Tarr

The associative movement of African women and new forms of citizenship / Catherine Quiminal

Maghrebi families in France / Camille Lacoste-Dujardin

The issue of the Islamic headscarf / Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun

The representation of ethnic minority women in comic books / Mark McKinney

Constructing spaces of transition : 'Beur' women writers and the question of representation / Anissa Talahite

Close encounters : French women of Vietnamese origin and the homeland in Retour á la saison des pluies and Les trois parques / Emily Roberts

Gender, hospitality and cross-cultural transactions in Les passagers du Roissy Express and Mémoires d'immigrés / Mireille Rosello

Where women tread : daughters and mothers in Souviens-toi de moi and Sous les pieds des femmes / Carrie Tarr

Transmission and mourning in Mémoires d'immigrés : l'héritage maghrébin : Yamina Benguigui as 'memory entrepreneuse' / Sylvie Durmelat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197).

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781350049062 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.