Clarke, J. (2011) Closing Moulinex: thoughts on the visibility and invisibility of industrial labour in contemporary France. Modern and Contemporary France, 19(4), pp. 443-458. (doi: 10.1080/09639489.2011.610164)
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Abstract
This article explores some of the ways in which deindustrialisation and factory closures are figured in contemporary French cultural production. In doing so, it reflects on the visibility and invisibility of industrial workers and their work in representations of the social world. Having noted a significant preoccupation with these issues in French cultural production since the 1990s, the discussion focuses particularly on the closure of the well-known domestic appliance company, Moulinex, in September 2001. It contrasts the dominant media discourse on industrial closures with the literary narrative offered by Franck Magloire (son of a Moulinex worker) in Ouvrière (2003).
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Additional Information: | This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Clarke, J. (2011) Closing Moulinex: thoughts on the visibility and invisibility of industrial labour in contemporary France. Modern and Contemporary France, 19 (4). pp. 443-458. ISSN 0963-9489. Copyright © 2011 Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09639489.2011.610164 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Clarke, Dr Jackie |
Authors: | Clarke, J. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French |
Journal Name: | Modern and Contemporary France |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
ISSN: | 0963-9489 |
ISSN (Online): | 1469-9869 |
Published Online: | 09 November 2011 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2011 Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France |
First Published: | First published in Modern and Contemporary France 19(4):443-458 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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