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This book charts and analyses the emergence of the conventional representation of the French events of 1968 and argues that the dominance of this narrative, despite its limitations, stems from the convenience that such a consensus provides for those that have been pivotal in shaping the collective memory of this critical moment in recent history.

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France

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	15 septembre 2011
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780708324172
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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French and Francophone Studies

Memories of May ’68 France’s Convenient Consensus

Chris Reynolds

University of Wales Press

FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES

Memories ofMay ’68

Series Editors Hanna Diamond (University of Bath) Claire Gorrara (Cardiff University)

Editorial Board Ronan le Coadic (Université Rennes 2) Nicola Cooper (Swansea University) Didier Francfort (Université Nancy 2) Sharif Gemie (University of Glamorgan) H. R. Kedward (Sussex University) Margaret A. Majumdar (University of Portsmouth) Nicholas Parsons (Cardiff University) Max Silverman (University of Leeds)

Memories ofMay ’68

France’s Convenient Consensus

Chris Reynolds

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2011

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine place, Cardiff, CF10 4UP. www.uwp.co.uk

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN e-ISBN

978-0-7083-2415-8 (hardback) 978-0-7083-2416-5 (paperback) 978-0-7083-2417-2

The right of Chris Reynolds to be identiîed as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Typeset by Mark Heslington Ltd, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Printed by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Series Editors’ Preface Dedication Acknowledgements

Introduction

Contents

Chapter One: The emergence of a convenient consensus Chapter Two: 1968: consensus and disagreement Chapter Three: Current attitudes to the events of 1968 Chapter Four: May/June 1968 and the French university system

Chapter Five: May/June 1968 in the regions Conclusion: 2008 – ‘Liquidate’, consolidate and innovate Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

vi vii viii 1 11 36 53 79

100 123 138 143 172 183

Series Editors’ Preface

This series showcases the work of new and established scholars working within the îelds of French and francophone studies. It publishes introductory texts aimed at a student readership, as well as research-orientated monographs at the cutting edge of their discipline area. The series aims to highlight shifting patterns of research in French and francophone studies, to re-evaluate trad-itional representations of French and francophone identities and to encourage the exchange of ideas and perspectives across a wide range of discipline areas. The emphasis throughout the series will be on the ways in which French and francophone communities across the world are evolving into the twenty-îrst century.

Hanna Diamond and Claire Gorrara

This book is dedicated to my mother, my daughter Aoife, my partner Val and to the memory of my late father.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the many people who have helped to complete this study, including all those involved with the distribution of the questionnaire, those who offered their time for interview and the library staff at the University of Ulster, theBibliothèque Nationale de France,theïnstitut National de l’Audiovisuel, theBibliothèque Documentaire ïnternationale Contemporaineand the British Library. I would speciîcally like to thank Paddy McCollam for his help in the compilation of the questionnaire, Richard York for his detailed comments and advice, and, above all, my supervisor Graham Gargett, without whom this work quite simply would not have been possible, and whose guidance, dedication and entertaining comments have guaranteed my eternal gratitude. My thanks also to the Nufîeld Foundation, all those involved at the University of Wales Press and my indexer Nick James. On a more personal level I would like to thank my friends and family in France, England and Ireland for having put up with my highs and lows along the way. Special mention to my brothers David, Joseph and Paul, my sister Regina, ma belle-mère Marie-Jo, the boys from 36, my good friend Hanna Diamond and Vincent, Steph and Bruno for their warm Parisian welcomes.