The wokisme controversy : the Americanization of debates on identity, race, and gender in France /
"Focusing on French controversies about wokisme--a translation of the American word wokeism--this book reflects on France's ongoing transformation into a multicultural society and the divisions this change has caused. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, American deb...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK ; New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Focusing on French controversies about wokisme--a translation of the American word wokeism--this book reflects on France's ongoing transformation into a multicultural society and the divisions this change has caused. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, American debates on race, gender, and equity reverberated throughout France, which some reactionaries perceived as a new form of American cultural imperialism. Combining analysis of political, academic, and journalistic discourse with international relations approaches, this book unpacks French anti-Americanism in the context of recent debates on U.S.-style woke ideology, intersectionality, and cancel culture"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798765132425 (electronic bk.) 9798765132401 9798765132418 |