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I’m currently preparing a PhD project on the myth of the idyllic French village — how it’s been constructed in French culture since the late 19th century and how this nostalgic image has often excluded marginalised groups from national memory. I’m paI’m currently preparing a PhD project on the myth of the idyllic French village — how it’s been constructed in French culture since the late 19th century and how this nostalgic image has often excluded marginalised groups from national memory. I’m particularly interested in representations in tourism writing (think Peter Mayle), public history, politics, and cultural memory.
If you know of any books (preferably non-fiction but open to fiction also) that explore rural France, myth-making, nostalgia, national identity, or the politics of memory, I’d love to hear your recommendations!...more
