France, the United States, and the wokisme controversy

This article provides an analysis of recent French controversies on race, gender, and identity politics. It shows that debates on the influence of US-style wokisme bring out a series of essential questions pertaining to the nature of contemporary French society, culture, and politics. They reveal th...

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Published in:The French review 2023-05, Vol.96 (4), p.95-110
Main Author: Campangne, Hervé-Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Beliefs
Communitarianism
Culture
Debates
Dictionaries
Ecology
Elections
Feminism
Gender
Gender Discrimination
Higher education
Ideology
Journalists
Legislators
Militancy
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Ostracism
Political activism
Politics
Presidential elections
Primaries & caucuses
Public Opinion
Race
Racial Discrimination
Radicalism
Self concept
Social networks
Society
Sociology
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Summary:This article provides an analysis of recent French controversies on race, gender, and identity politics. It shows that debates on the influence of US-style wokisme bring out a series of essential questions pertaining to the nature of contemporary French society, culture, and politics. They reveal the changing face of a nation that is slowly but steadily adapting to an increasingly globalized and multicultural world order. They also evidence deep sociological and cultural divisions within French society. Finally, they show how a new form of American soft power has become an object of both fascination and anxiety among the French political elites and public.
ISSN:0016-111X
2329-7131
2329-7131
DOI:10.1353/tfr.2023.0085