Franco-Maghrebi artists of the 2000s : : transnational narratives and identities / / by Ramona Mielusel.

• VerfasserIn: Mielusel, Ramona,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Francopolyphonies 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (199 pages).

In Franco-Maghrebi Artists of the 2000s: Transnational Narratives and Identities Ramona Mielusel offers an account of the way how young artists (writers, filmmakers, actors, singers, photographers, contemporary migrant artists) of Maghrebi origin residing in France during the last twenty years (2000-2016) contest French “national identity” in their work. Mielusel's interest lies in analyzing the impact that these “minor” artists and their chosen genres have on mainstream cultural productions. She argues that constant displacement and changes in political, social and cultural contexts have significantly transformed the dynamics that govern the relationship between the center (Metropolitan France) and the periphery (its Others). Most importantly, she seeks to position their work in the field of transnationalism, which has dominated postcolonial studies and cultural studies in the past decade.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- National Identity and Contemporary France -- Franco-Maghrebi Literature in Transnational France -- The Franco-Maghrebi Movies: from the Margin to the Mainstream -- Franco-Maghrebi Actors and the Stand-Up Performances -- The Hip-Hop Culture of the Republic -- Franco-Maghrebi Visual Arts: the New Ways of Visualizing Diversity -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography and Filmography -- Index.