Fictions of race in contemporary French literature : French writers, White writing / Étienne Achille and Oana Panaïté.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Achille, Etienne, author.

Panaïté, Oana, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race in literature.

French literature--21st century--History and criticism.

French literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Contemporary French writers have embarked on various quests for new sources of thematic and formal inspiration which are increasingly tied to issues of postcolonial legacies. However, French literature has never been consistently examined through the lens of race, ethnicity, and its relation to (post)coloniality. 'Fictions of Race in Contemporary French Literature' is the first scholarly study to engage with the figure of the White writer and explore the White literary gaze in contemporary France. The book highlights the inherent postcoloniality of White Hexagonal literature in a context marked by institutionalized colour-blindness, and offers a reflection on responsible writing in and about postcolonial France.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780191996993

0191996998

OCLC:

1416891497