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Declining the Stereotype

Name: Declining the Stereotype
Author: Mireille Rosello
ISBN: 9780874518351

by Mireille Rosello

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Overview

Against the background of increasing population diversity in contemporary France and its attendant social tensions, Mireille Rosello analyzes how minorities within French cultures have dismantled stereotypes, and then extrapolates techniques that other marginalized groups might employ. Experiences drawn from Jewish, Maghrebian, and Black communities inform Rosello's observations. By examining current French novels, films, and other media where stereotypes of the ethnic other are confronted and reappropriated, the author reveals ways to recognize, subvert, and defuse a wide range of harmful stereotypes. Whether offering a brilliant reading of Colline Serreau's 1992 film La Crise or probing Baudelaire and Hugo for relevant clues, Rosello engages readers with creative insight, impeccable scholarship, and clarity of expression.

About the Author, Mireille Rosello

Mireille Rosello teaches literature and culture in French. Her books include Infiltrating Culture: Power and Identity in Contemporary Women's Writing (1996) and Litterature et identite creole aux Antilles (1992).