Posters, Politics and immigration during the May 1968 Protests in France

<p>How were immigrants, immigrant issues and their histories represented through radical poster art created during the 1968 protests and strikes in France? The May 1968 protests remain one of the most significant moments in contemporary French history and it occurred during a time when immigrant populations were rapidly increasing. There is a multitude of research, analysis and reflections on the protests and strikes; yet there is very little mention of the place of immigrants during this event. Art collectives that were created during the protests designed and produced posters that later became a symbol of the strike. By using a variety of primary and secondary sources including small press publications, interviews, manifestos, historical and artistic secondary soured this work argues that it is during this social movement that immigrants and immigrant issues entered French social discourse and this can be seen by exploring the messages presented in the posters.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis-Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• McNamara, Sara

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mokhiber, James
• Candy, Catherine
• Goss, Andrew

• Posters
• France
• May 1968
• Immigration
• Atelier Populaire
• Affiche
• Protest
• Strike
• Students
• Workers
• History
• Paris

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/110

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1109