La Bête est morte!: Mending Images and Narratives of Ethnicity and National Identity in Post-World War II France
Author: Michael O'Riley
Source: French Literature Series, The Child in French and Francophone Literature, Edited by Buford Norman , pp. 41-54(14)
Publisher: Rodopi
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Abstract:
While a proliferation of myths and counter-narratives of France's World War II experience prevail, few illuminate so clearly the role of ethnicity in the creation of myths of Resistance as does the two-part cartoon album La Bête est morte!, published during the period immediately following the Occupation. This essay examines how this fascinating work represents the Occupation and explores, in particular, how its iconic images and narratives of French Resistance become bound with singular definitions of French ethnicity to reinforce each other. Such an analysis focuses on the importance of the frequently underexamined role of ethnicity in the narration of France's World War II experience.Document Type: Research article
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