Women's Representations of the Occupation in Post-'68 France

by Claire Gorrara

Overview

This study examines French women's writing and representations of the Occupation in post-'68 France. The author looks at the work of 'The Women Resisters', those women who were adult resisters during the war, and 'The Daughters of the Occupation', those who were born during or after the war period. The main contention of the study is that the older generation's nascent awareness of how gender informs political activism is reworked into explicitly feminist representations of wartime France by younger women writers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312212551
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/13/1998
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Claire Gorrara is Professor of French Studies at Cardiff University.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Remembering the War Years PART ONE: THE WOMEN RESISTERS Resistance Voices: the Case of Lucie Aubrac Gender and Genre: Maurice, Moret and Duras A Feminist Rereading: Clara Malraux PART TWO: THE DAUGHTERS OF THE OCCUPATION The Daughters of the Resistance: Gatard and Albrecht The Daughters of Collaboration: Chaix and Le Garrec The Daughters of Persecution: Jewish Children Remember Conclusion Endnotes Select Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'This book certainly does offer...a new perspective on French literature about the Second World War...(a 'gender-conscious' approach to a period habitually considered from the point of view of its male protagonists.' - Modern Languages Review

'A stimulating perspective and an interesting corpus of texts.' - African Affairs

From the Publisher

Chapters discuss texts written by women who were adult resisters during the war years as well as by women who were born during or after the war. They analyze how the older generation's awareness of gender, representation and political activism is reworked into overtly feminist representations of the Occupation by younger women writers who deal with their familial connection to three wartime memories: resistance, collaboration, and Jewish persecution. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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