French Cultural Studies for the Twenty-First Century

All of the essays are carefully researched and articulate the importance of the broader social and historical settings (xix). Most of the essays are beautifully illustrated. This book is definitely worth reading. * The French Review * Here is a well-arranged composite English-language work that introduces us to the literary movement of French cultural studies through its methodological practice. The analysis of non-traditional sources - generally left in the shadows by their popular origin (contrary to what is called the "high literature" of the great recognized authors) presents, in fact, a certain interest, and moreover, sheds new light on the research possibilities of cultural studies in literature and customs that have dominated the post-revolutionary period to the present day. . . . This original work once more opens discussions for the development of French cultural studies and serves as an example for anyone interested in this form of literary criticism. [Translated from original French] * Nineteenth-Century French Studies *

Masha Belenky is associate professor of French at the George Washington University. Kathryn Kleppinger is assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies at The George Washington University. Anne ONeil-Henry is assistant professor of French at Georgetown University.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: French Cultural Studies for the 21st Century by Masha Belenky, Kathryn Kleppinger, Anne ONeil-Henry I. Press and Literary Culture Chapter 1: Methods and Challenges in Deciphering Representations of Authorial Intimacy in Late Nineteenth-Century French Photoreportages by Elizabeth Emery Cahpter 2: The Haitian Literary Magazine in Francophone Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Production by Chelsea Stieber II. Race and Identity in Popular Performance Chapter 3: Reading Race in Nineteenth-Century French Vaudeville by Lise Schreier Chapter 4: Diversity, Exploitation, and Immigration Politics in French Ethnic Erotica by Mehammed Mack III. Repurposed Images Chapter 5: Rediscovering Third Republic Illustrated Menus by Michael Garval Chapter 6: Picturing the Catherinette: Reinventing Tradition for the Postcard Age by Susan Hiner IV. Media Storms Chapter 7: Unpacking the Success and Criticisms of Intouchables (2011) by Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp Chapter 8: La Transgression de lcriture: Marguerite Duras and the Affaire Villemin by Anne Brancky Chapter 9: Understanding the Tinayre Affair: New Media, New Methods for the Belle Epoque by Rachel Mesch About the Contributors Index