France’s Racial Spring

Aug 26th, 2020 Mame-Fatou Niang

Very informative read, in English and in French, about France’s racial history, its “race blindness” and the protests in France sparked by the death of George Floyd.

It would be great if the #ScholarStrike picked up steam to make a powerful statement about racial injustice in this country. Please share with others and consider joining the movement:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/08/28/professors-plan-strike-racial-justice

https://www.lumni.fr/

This website contains a plethora of videos and other material targeting primary and secondary students in France on a wide range of topics. Some videos are blocked from viewers in the US but many are available. A useful resource for educational audio/visual material, particularly as many of us adapt our courses to a hybrid…[Read more]

“J’étouffe” de Raoul Peck

https://le1hebdo.fr/journal/jetouffe/301/1/article/j-touffe-3898.html

I am happy to share that my article “No Future for Mlle de Saint-Loup? Queer Temporality and Histories in A la recherche du temps perdu” was published this month in The French Review Vol. 93, No. 4 (May 2020). The abstract is available here: https://frenchreview.frenchteachers.org/Documents/ArchivesAndCurrentIssue/may20contents.pdf

And I’m…[Read more]