Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
Just as the “beur” movement started to flourish in France in the 80’s and the 90’s, a new question has emerged in French society in the last decade: the “black question”, which deals with the place of Africans and Antilleans in French society today. At the same time, a new literary genre has emerged: urban literature, which largely tackles themes related to the presence of Afro-caribbean people in metropolitan France. This article seeks to analyze three urban novels which take place in France, and more specifically how characters situate themselves regarding their Frenchness as the French government attempted to redefine what it means to be French.
Recommended Citation
Puig, Stève
(2013)
"« Banlieue noire » : la question noire dans la littérature urbaine contemporaine,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 80:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol80/iss1/8
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