Recollections of France: Memories, Identities and Heritage in Contemporary France

Published by Berghahn Books 2001

Recollections of France

Memories, Identities and Heritage in Contemporary France

Edited by: Sarah Blowen , Marion Demossier and Jeanine Picard

Volume 4 in the series Contemporary France

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782389880

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About this book

Since the 1980s, France has experienced a vigorous revival of interest in its past and cultural heritage. This has been expressed as part of a movement of remembering through museums and festivals as well as via elaborate commemorations, most notably those held to celebrate the bi-centenary of the Revolution in 1989 and can be interpreted as part of a re-examinaton of what it means to be French in the context of ongoing Europeanization. This study brings together scholars from multidisciplinary backgrounds and engages them in debate with professionals from France, who are working in the fields of museology, heritage and cultural production. Addressing subjects such as war and memory, gastronomy and regional identity, maritime culture and urban societies, they throw fresh light on the process by which France has been conceptualized and packaged as a cultural object.

Author / Editor information

Sarah Blowen is Lecturer in French Studies at the University of the West of England.

Marion Demossier is Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Bath.

Jeanine Picard is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of the West of England.

Sarah Blowen is Lecturer in French Studies at the University of the West of England.

Reviews

"This book is full of interest ..." · Modern and Contemporary France

"This collection is valuable contribution to work on identity, memory, and culture in contemporary France. Its emphasis is laudably local and marginal and seeks to understand whether a cohesive French identity can survive the current degree of fragmentation ... A must for all students of contemporary French identity."
· H-France

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Editorial Note Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Sarah Blowen, Marion Demossier and Jeanine Picard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Making Sense of the Present
1. Reconstructing the past: in search of new ‘national identities’ Brian Jenkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Recalling the past and recreating it: ‘museums actual and possible’ Siân Reynolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Part II. Memories Of War
3. War museums in France Marie-Hélène Joly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
4. Public history and the 'Historial' project 1986-1998 Jay Winter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
5. Lest we forget: memories, history and the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère Sarah Blowen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Part III. Maritime Heritage
6. Construction of a Breton maritime heritage: processes and signiÞcation Françoise Péron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
7. Heritage and history: rocking the boat François Chappé Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
8. Hidden reefs: a case study of the Port-Rhu floating museum fiasco in Douarnenez Jeanine Picard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Part IV. Culinary Heritage
9. Culinary heritage and produits de terroir in France: food for thought Marion Demossier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
10. A market culture: produits de terroir or the selling of heritage Laurence Bérard and Philippe Marchenay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
11. Produits de terroir, between local identity and heritage François Portet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Part V. Urban Cultures And New Expressions
12. Fast forward to the future? Cultural policies and the deÞnition of urban identities in the era of de-industrialisation Susan Milner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
13. Public policy and urban cultures in France François Ménard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
14. The mean(ing of the) streets: reading urban cultures in contemporary France Chris Warne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present; Heritage Studies; Memory Studies

eBook

Published: December 1, 2001
ISBN: 9781782389880