Queer Realms of Memory

Archiving LGBTQ Sites and Symbols in the French National Narrative

Siham Bouamer, Denis M Provencher, Ryan K. Schroth (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

397 Seiten

2025
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-83624-586-5 (ISBN)

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Pierre Nora’s concept “lieux de mémoire” (realms of memory) has become arguably the most significant academic point of reference when discussing processes of nation-building and their interconnectedness with history and collective memory. Although his theory has acquired popularity well beyond its application to the French context, his influential seven-volume series (1984-92) is not without its own shortcomings and failures, which have only occasionally been exposed over the last two decades. It is not until the recent publication of Postcolonial Realms of Memory (Liverpool University Press, 2020) that we see an expansive critique of Nora’s own selective memory. Our project seeks to continue challenging Nora’s approach and France’s national narrative by providing space to examine queer lives, cultures and memories. We contend however that those related to queer experiences within France’s collective memory have almost never been addressed. Queer Realms of Memory is the first book-length study to question Nora’s lack of engagement with queer French and Francophone cultures and histories.

Siham Bouamer is Associate Professor of Global French at the University of Cincinnati. Denis M. Provencher is Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Affairs and Partnerships in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of French & Francophone Studies at North Carolina State University. Ryan K. Schroth is Assistant Professor of French Studies at Wake Forest University.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures ; 109
Verlagsort	Liverpool
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-83624-586-6 / 1836245866
ISBN-13	978-1-83624-586-5 / 9781836245865
Zustand	Neuware