Module 5

La Nuit Oubliee

the forgotten night = French Massacre of October 17, 1961

Algerians protest in response to government instituted curfew spearheaded by Police Prefect Maurice Papon who was the head of the police force at the time

Police brutality, Algerians drowned in the Seine

To this day the French won’t admit to killing more than a few algerians when the real number is actual much greater

Perspective

a subjective memory of what we have seen; because of our point of view, we see certain things but not others

Describe the african american experience in the wwi

the black soldiers stationed in France brought jazz from the southeast America to Paris; many decided to stay even after the war

josephine baker

aka black venus

singler and dancer; notable participation in the resistance movementalso helped in the american civil rights movement as one of if not the only female speaker

Describe the african american experience in France post WWII

most black americans left nazi paris; some expats came to france post wwii cuz it was more ideologically diverse

james baldwin

prominent member of the harlem literary scene; gay; moves to paris to be seen as more than just a black writer and instead someone of artistic talents beyond his racial identity

les bekes of martinique

the ultra rich on the island that all marry each other to concentrate their weatlth

french grading system

0-20 where anything above 12/14 ish is considered good

describe the french education system

i. primary school (elementary school)

ii. college (middle school)

iii. lycee (high school but with different tracks); students can either go to baccalaureat general which leads to uni or baccalaureat technologique to study the practical arts

iv. higher education but with two tracks; the universities publiques are open to anyone whop assed the bac and you graduate with a ilscence in 3 years or Frepa/Grandes ecoles require 2 years of additional preparatory classes to prepare for the nationel entrance exams (most prestigious universities. (ie ecole normale superieure, sciences po, eco polytechnique)

citizen outsider

an ethnographic study by america professor of sociology Jean beaman; focused on the children of north african immigrants in France

concluded that the chidlren of immigrants did nto often feel like they were a p art of the republic because of their dual identity and despite the pressures of communautarisme (putting group identity [being french] over your national identity [ie being north african])

charlie hebdo attacks

2015 three pronged terror attacks

first, killing those working for the charlie hebdo magazine namely because of their depiction of prophet muhammed

then, killing of a policewoman

finally, killing jews at a kosher store

what was france’s response to 9/11

sympathetic; le monde ran a piece called “Nous sommes tous americaines”’ growing fear of “will this happen to us too?”

November 13 Attacks

series of coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015

ie. the stte de France soccer match and then a series/string of other public spaces/gatherings/events

Bastille Day attacks

July 14, 2016

truck ploughing directly through crowd of those celebrating bastille day

How is France responding to terrorist attacks?

by rebuilding local intelligence through the increase of staff funding; by centralizing power under the prime minister; operation sentinelle and vigipirate

operation sentinelle

deploying (permanently or at least for a long time) 7-10k on the ground troops for the purpose of domestic safety/security

vigipirate

multi-level alert system to increase efficient response to terrorist attacks

including a three-level alert system that triggers enhanced security measures like increased police and military presence in sensitive areas and access controls for certain locations