LEGACIES OF EMPIRE: GREATER FRANCE FROM COLONIALISM TO TERRORISM
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pearson-Patel, Jessica | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goodwin, Monica | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Rook-Koepsel, Emily | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Winston, Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-13T16:50:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-13T16:50:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
| dc.date.manuscript | 2016-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis, I argue that the legacies of empire and colonization are influencing the development of French identity and are challenging notions of contemporary French society. I argue that these colonial legacies reached a watershed moment in 1989 with the headscarf affair and further provoked violent and socially divisive events such as the 2005 riots and the 2015 terrorist attacks. Furthermore, I argue that the effects of France’s colonial past have created a psychological empire that is negatively affecting many of France’s youths of immigrant origin. As a result of the psychological empire, French society is becoming increasingly stratified along ethnic, cultural, and political lines. This thesis takes a multidisciplinary approach to research on postcolonial French studies, using analysis from contemporary news sources, historical documents, literature, political events, legal cases, and personal recollections. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11244/34681 | |
| dc.language | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | France, postcolonial, identity, culture | en_US |
| dc.thesis.degree | Master of Arts in International Studies | en_US |
| dc.title | LEGACIES OF EMPIRE: GREATER FRANCE FROM COLONIALISM TO TERRORISM | en_US |
| ou.group | College of International Studies | en_US |
| shareok.nativefileaccess | restricted | en_US |