Whatever became of ‘Génération Mitterrand’? Virginie Despentes’s Vernon Subutex
| dc.contributor.author | Schaal, Michèle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schaal, Michèle | |
| dc.contributor.department | World Languages and Cultures | |
| dc.date | 2018-02-18T09:27:32.000 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-30T05:46:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-30T05:46:32Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-03-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>The first two volumes of Virginie Despentes's trilogy, <em>Vernon Subutex</em> (2015), offer an assessment of the "Génération Mitterrand" and those born during François Mitterrand's presidency (1981-95). Drawing on sociological and historical studies, this article argues that <em>Vernon Subutex</em> charts the contemporary consequences of the neoliberal turn taken during Mitterrand's era. This socioeconomic context significantly impacted the characters' identities and life paths: while some have benefited from class privileges, others have fallen down the social ladder. As for the younger generation, it has internalized the rules of the neoliberal system.</p> | |
| dc.description.comments | <p>This article is published as Schaal, Michèle. "Whatever became of ‘Génération Mitterrand’? Virginie Despentes’s <em>Vernon Subutex</em>." <em>French Review</em> 90, no. 3 (2017): 87. Posted with permission.</p> | |
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| dc.language.iso | en | |
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| dc.subject.disciplines | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | |
| dc.subject.disciplines | French and Francophone Language and Literature | |
| dc.title | Whatever became of ‘Génération Mitterrand’? Virginie Despentes’s Vernon Subutex | |
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