North Africans in Contemporary France: Becoming Visible

Derderian looks at the large North African population in France and their attempts for recognition in a country which has long denied its rich immigration past and present. He considers how the North African community has developed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, especially in their political and cultural initiatives. Derderian examines the radio station Radio Beur and the television show La Famille Ramdam, as well as political initiatives and the role of ethnic minorities in defining prominent French sites of memory such as the working-class suburbs or banlieues and the Algerian War. Based largely on oral history, Derderian draws from a wealth of interviews with North African artists and creators as well as various French cultural actors.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Derderian, R.
Published: 08/13/2004
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN: 9781349732913
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.52d