for you closet francophiles out there...

Wednesday, November 30, 6:30 p.m.:
French Studies colloquium, La Maison française, 16 Washington Mews

Special event: *PERSPECTIVES ON THE RIOTS IN FRANCE*

With:
*Herrick Chapman* (French Studies and History, NYU) (in English)
*Eric Klinenberg* (Sociology, NYU) (in English)
*Cyril Lemieux* (Sociology, EHESS) (in French)
*Emmanuelle Saada* (Historical Sociology, NYU & EHESS) (in English)
*Frédéric Viguier* (French Studies, NYU) (in English)

Moderated by *Stephane Gerson* (French & French Studies, NYU)

On October 27 the word spread in Clichy-sous-Bois - an unprivileged city
neighboring Paris - that two teenagers had died trying to escape a
police control. Within a few days, anti-police protests grew into riots
and spread across housing projects around Paris and other major cities.
After two weeks of nightly clashes and car burnings, the French
government established a "state of emergency". NYU sociologists and
historians will reflect on the social and political significance of
events: situating the riots into historical and economic perspective,
comparing them with racial riots in the US and further discussing issues
of class, race, and the role of the media in contemporary France.