“We Are Not Nomads”. The Space of French Suburbs and the Identity of the Descendants of Immigrants
Małgorzata Kamecka
Wydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet w BiałymstokuAbstract
The thesis of a symbolic significance of space for a particular community underscores the integrating role of place as a cultural value. The author analyses the connection between the space of French suburbs and the identity of their inhabitants, especially those of immigrant extraction. Therefore, she refers to selected texts of the rich output of French hip-hop artists. She places the pieces in the context of the responds given the French of immigrant roots surveyed in 2003. The analysis of the works of the French rappers demonstrates that their texts express a strong identity with the place of origin and residence built on cultural separateness and, simultaneously, on a strong feeling of social homogeneity of the quarter, which is an additional integrating factor.
Keywords:
urban space, suburbs, identity, immigrants, FranceWydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet w Białymstoku
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