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Contemporary Western European Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)
Contemporary Western European Feminism is a ground-breaking history of feminism. Gisela Kaplan invites a critical analysis of current ideas, terms and assumptions about our modern world. Written confidently and with compassion, this is the story of a long revolution that has set out to change predominant attitudes and transform value hierarchies and human lifestyles. By outlining the postwar histories of individual countries Kaplan contextualises women’s movements and documents a significant chapter of European social history. She poses questions about the interrelationship between the new movements and the parliamentary democracies in which they occurred, while analysing the contradiction...
Reel Women
In the last several decades, the number of films featuring female protagonists has increased significantly. Many of these films reflect the vast cultural and sociological changes that have taken place since the early 1960s, highlighting not only a wide spectrum of female characters depicted onscreen, but the creative work of women behind the camera as well. In Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women, media librarian Jane Sloan has assembled an impressive list of more than 2400 films—from nearly 100 countries—that feature female protagonists. Each entry includes a brief description of the film and cites key artistic personnel, particularly female d...
France at the dawn of the twenty-first century, trends and transformations
This volume presents an overview of major cultural themes in contemporary France. The section on politics deals with the issue of political cohabitation, the evolution of the Communist Party, the environment, social systems and the European Union. In the social arena, the articles encompass the evolution of the family, benefits for the elderly, the education system, and the social implications of graffiti. The changing nature of French identity is brought to light through an analysis of the press and the debate on multiculturalism. A review of cultural issues includes the notion of leisure, the contemporary social novel, the cosmopolitan tradition in French film, and new cultural spaces.The work concludes with perceptions of France from the United States as seen through diplomatic relations and remakes of french films, and a final essay on France. The various articles include numerous bibliographic references and will be of great interest to Francophiles, academics, and students of French language and culture.
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The Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature
The earliest known literary productions by women living in Europe were probably written by French writers. As early as the 12th century, women troubadours in the south of France were writing poems. French women continued writing through the ages, their number increasing as education became more available to women of all classes. And yet, of the great number of works by women writers who preceded the current feminist movement, very few have survived. A few writers such as Marie de France, George Sand, and Simone de Beauvoir became part of the canon. But critics, mostly male, had judged the works of only a few women writers worthy of recognition. As part of the feminist move to reclaim women w...
French XX Bibliography
This series of bibliographical references is one of the most important tools for research in modern and contemporary French literature. No other bibliography represents the scholarly activities and publications of these fields as completely.
Le Moment 68. Une histoire contestée
Pavés, barricades, manifestations étudiantes et grèves ouvrières... Telles sont les images de Mai 68 qui hantent encore les mémoires et nourrissent l’imaginaire collectif. Tournant le dos à la mythologie, Michelle Zancarini-Fournel propose un parcours exhaustif et documenté de toutes les interprétations et discours qui se sont construits autour de cette crise depuis 40 ans. En analysant de nombreux supports et modes de communication (télévision, affiches, journaux, documents privés), en mêlant histoire, sociologie, anthropologie et histoire culturelle, elle libère les « années 68 » de tout parti pris interprétatif, de toute option idéologique et réductrice. Une nouvelle périodisation s’instaure alors, qui replace l’événement dans le tourbillon des années soixante et qui redonne leur importance aux grèves et au mois de juin. Une synthèse indispensable pour un événement majeur de l’histoire contemporaine, qui continue de susciter passions et interrogations.
