French people

Joan Scott’s book Politics of the Veil assesses the implications of the French government’s ban on clothing and religious signs, in particular, the wearing of veils in public schools. In the book she discloses the French government's argument for banning the headscarf which she contends with her own assertion by exploring factors such as racism, postcolonial guilt and fear among many other things. In my study, I am particularly interested in exploring the contradictory nature of the ban as it…

During the French Revolution and Napoleonic era, there were apparent introductions of Roman culture into the artwork and the lifestyles of the French people. Many of these influences on the artwork depicted Roman political struggles and corresponded with current events of Napoleon's reign and the French Revolution, specifically matching Napoleon and King Luis’s government to Roman figures in both a good and bad ways. Three paintings by Jacques-Louis David; Oath of the Horatii, The Lictors…

It created an economic threat to the French since the garment was imported from England. The French silk industry was facing a lot of losses during that period when the chemise a la reine was caught in a portrait. This represented a rebellion of the queen against the political and gender roles. She represented herself as an independent woman because she removed her traditional signifier and took a new role. Her individuality represented an insult to the French monarch since she took power on…

imperialism in Africa was to strengthen the French economy. They also wanted to gain more land that had been lost. This would help the French pay their indemnity to Prussia and recover from the Great Depression in the 1870s. French imperialists also intended to spread their ideas of the enlightenment and to glorify French culture. The Berlin Conference gave France a chance to gain power and become one of Europe’s greatest powers again. Other reasons for French imperialism were religion, trade,…

To What Extent Could Louis Have Prevented the French Revolution? I think that a lot could have been done to prevent the French Revolution. However, a lot of the events that happened were not entirely Louis fault, or his at all. Some were out of his control but some could have been solved earlier causing less damage. These are the main reasons I think there was a revolution and what could have been done to stop it. One of the points was that the French economy was in very bad way. The country…

Tutors name Janine Kopp Word Length 1614 Introduction; Why redefine what it is to be French and what are the dangers of engaging in such a debate? This is a complex question. It is complex because in order to attempt to redefine what it is to be French then first of all an attempt has to be made to deduce what exactly defines French identity in the present day. Only then perhaps can any reason be found why the French identity should in fact be redefined. In fact how can any cultural…

1. Explain through examples taken from Tea in the Harem how the main protagonist, Majid, maintains two cultural identities, one French and one Algerian. Which one seems to predominate in your opinion, if one does? For me the best example of the cultural differences that Majid is living in, is the door to home. “Majid goes straight into his flat without knocking. The front door’s always open…Levesque, on the other hand, has to ring his doorbell several times before his wife comes to let him…

Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race and Nation by Paul Silverstein, provides ethnography of the Algerian existence in France as well as the transnational Berber movement. Silverstein approaches his subjects through the medium of everyday life, following the random individuals he met during his field work in the 1990s, using an ethnographical methodology with a very critical and self-reflexive alertness of the environment he shared with them. His book is a critical work where it gives a…

“Liberty Leading the People” was painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1830 in response to the July Revolution in France. This painting is very famous and that is why it is displayed in the Louvre. In the center of the painting is Lady Liberty herself. She is wearing a tattered yellowish gold dress that is secured around the waist by a dark red ribbon. The upper portion of the dress has fallen off of the upper portion of her body exposing both of her breasts. Her hair is up and she is wearing some sort…

Algiers” directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, highlights the efforts of the Muslim Algerian population fighting for independence of their country from the French government. The movie had a documentary type theme to it, making the movie more realistic and actually encounter what’s really happening. Two particular foes stood out throughout the movie. On the French side was Paratrooper Colonel Mathieu, whose sole mission is to stay in Algeria to erase any chance of an Algerian rebellion. The Algerian…