Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4最新文献

The 9th Lawrence R. Schehr Memorial Award Winning Essay 第九届劳伦斯·r·谢尔纪念奖获奖论文

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4 Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.22

Hannah Scott

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Lévy, un ami qui vous veut du bien: the (mis)appropriation of Islamic practices in Bernard-Henri Lévy’s fulfilling of France’s mission civilisatrice levy，一个想要你好运的朋友:伯纳德-亨利levy《实现法国文明使命》中伊斯兰习俗的(错误)挪用

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4 Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.26

Fabrice Roger

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Ruins, rhizomes, palimpsests, and traces-mémoires: Guadeloupe’s Mémorial ACTe and the art(s) of representation 废墟、根茎、重写本和痕迹- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -瓜德罗普岛的msammorial ACTe和表现艺术

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4 Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.24

Renée K. Gosson

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Does laïcité translate to the American classroom? laïcité适用于美国的课堂吗?

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4 Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.25

L. Sachs

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The “art and magic” of Raymond Oliver (1909-1990): inventing the modern multimedia, mass-market celebrity chef 雷蒙德·奥利弗(1909-1990)的“艺术与魔法”:发明现代多媒体、大众市场的名厨

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 4 Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.23

Michael D. Garval

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