Postcolonial Francospheres: Reharmonising the French Canon

This event is part of the seminar series, which sets out to explore the latest research in French Studies, promoting the rub between disciplines and practices that are enriching the field.

Going beyond the dichotomy between French and Francophone, as well as the postcolonial theory of contrapuntal reading, derived from Western classical music, this presentation by Dr Rebekah Vince (Queen Mary University of London) proposes reharmonisation as a jazz metaphor for rewriting, and writing around, the French canon within postcolonial literary francospheres.

Image credits: Léon Jaubert, Observatoire populaire du Trocadéro, 1889, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University of London Institute in Paris, 9 -11 Rue de Constantine, Paris, France