Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'

For the first time in post-war history, the French State acknowledged in 2018 the use of military torture during the Algerian War of Independence, through the statement of the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The declaration was inscribed in the context of the Franco-Algerian War, attempting to re...

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Main Author:	Giorgos Noussis
Format:	Article
Language:	Catalan
Published:	Liverpool University Press 2020-08-01
Series:	Modern Languages Open
Online Access:	https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/articles/330

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spelling	doaj-b391c549d3f14161b9f8e192251b92242020-11-25T03:00:35ZcatLiverpool University PressModern Languages Open2052-53972020-08-010110.3828/mlo.v0i0.330191Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'Giorgos Noussis0National and Kapodistrian University of AthensFor the first time in post-war history, the French State acknowledged in 2018 the use of military torture during the Algerian War of Independence, through the statement of the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The declaration was inscribed in the context of the Franco-Algerian War, attempting to restore and vindicate the memory of Maurice Audin, a victim of the French colonial system established in Algeria. The article deals with the postcolonial memory of the Algerian War of Independence in French public sphere, focusing on the politics of memory of the presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Emmanuel Macron. Exploring the uses of the colonial past in French politics, I seek to delineate the process of ‘coming to terms’ with ‘colonial legacy’ and to trace the transformations that the ‘modes’ of remembering have undergone in France over the last few decades.https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/articles/330
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title	Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'
title_short	Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'
title_full	Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'
title_fullStr	Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'
title_full_unstemmed	Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'
title_sort	rethinking colonialism in france’s post-chirac era. 'from sarkozy’s ‘anti-repentance’ to macron’s ‘crisis of acceptance’'
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series	Modern Languages Open
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description	For the first time in post-war history, the French State acknowledged in 2018 the use of military torture during the Algerian War of Independence, through the statement of the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The declaration was inscribed in the context of the Franco-Algerian War, attempting to restore and vindicate the memory of Maurice Audin, a victim of the French colonial system established in Algeria. The article deals with the postcolonial memory of the Algerian War of Independence in French public sphere, focusing on the politics of memory of the presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Emmanuel Macron. Exploring the uses of the colonial past in French politics, I seek to delineate the process of ‘coming to terms’ with ‘colonial legacy’ and to trace the transformations that the ‘modes’ of remembering have undergone in France over the last few decades.
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Rethinking Colonialism in France’s Post-Chirac Era. 'From Sarkozy’s ‘Anti-Repentance’ to Macron’s ‘Crisis of Acceptance’'

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