Decentring France multilingualism and power in contemporary French cinema /

In a world defined by the flow of people, goods and cultures, many contemporary French films explore the multicultural nature of today's France through language. From rival lingua francas such as English to socio-politically marginalised languages such as Arabic or Kurdish, multilingual charact...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Gemma, 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • A brief history of multilingualism in French cinema
  • Decentred perspectives : case studies
  • Capital centres : Polisse and Entre les murs
  • Urban margins : Un phophète and Dheepan
  • Coastal borders : Welcome and La Graine et le mulet
  • International spaces : London River and Des hommes et des dieux.