[ANPPOM-Lista] CFP: Jeune France, 1930-1959, University of Oxford

[Carlos Palombini]

*CALL FOR PAPERS*



*International Conference*

*Jeune France, 1930–1959*

*30 June – 2 July 2016*

*Maison Française, University of Oxford*


Scholars working on the Nazi Occupation of France have recently begun to
question conventional historiographical categories regarding the place of
Vichy in twentieth century French history. ‘Continuity’, rather than
‘rupture’ now dominate interpretations of the mid-century, complicating the
paths into, and the legacies of, the *Dark Years*. Accordingly, the
periodisation of the war years has shifted and scholars of Vichy are
increasingly looking at the 1930s and 1950s as a vital part of their field.
Within this framework, existing studies have, until now, focused largely on
politics, technology and the work force, and have opened up important new
avenues of investigation. However, the relation between culture,
aesthetics, and politics under Vichy, its implication in, and shaping of,
the post-war, is a largely unexplored site that only recently has attracted
the interest of scholars (Nord, 2010). Culture was not a neglected
instrument for those who tried to mould Vichy’s National Revolution. On the
contrary, links with the Popular Front’s programme persevered after the
fall of France in areas as diverse as theatre, cinema and the radio. As was
the case for so many elements of the population, large numbers of writers,
artists and intellectuals; figures usually left out of traditional top-down
narratives of the regime, saw in Vichy the possibility of a blank canvas.
For these people, Vichy’s support for national and local cultural renewal
seemed to echo many of their pre-war ideals.


The association Jeune France, which lasted between 1940 and 1942 in the
Occupied and non-Occupied zones, and in the empire, is one such cultural
endeavour –although its history remains obscured and little-known, still
shrouded in myth. Throughout its short existence, and largely owing to its
decentralized and heterogeneous nature, the organization enjoyed informal
ties with a range of individuals and networks and became engulfed in
contemporary concerns surrounding modernity, censorship and mass culture.
During the Occupation, many well-known figures participated over time or on
an ad-hoc basis, sometimes leaving scant trace of their participation.
Individuals such as musician Pierre Schaeffer, literary critic and author
Maurice Blanchot, editor and writer Max-Pol Fouchet, Catholic intellectual
Emmanuel Mounier and theatre director Jean Vilar enjoyed longstanding
collaboration with Jeune France. Others such as writer Georges Pelorson and
architect Le Corbusier also joined the enterprise at various points and
their roles have been even less explored. At the performance level, scant
attention has been paid to the experiences of actors such as Madeleine
Barbulée and others, who joined traveling theatre troupes and went on to
have illustrious post-war careers. As was the case with so many
associations created under the Occupation, the political allegiances within
Jeune France differed immensely, so too did participants’ relation to
Vichy’s ideological principles.


This conference aims to shed light on the Jeune France cultural phenomenon.
We intend to bring together scholars from across all disciplines working on
groups and individuals in Occupied France and the French Empire who, even
for a brief moment, had some contact with Jeune France. Too many figures at
this time enjoyed flexible relations with the movement. Jeune France’s
apparent looseness within an increasingly authoritarian system is one theme
we are eager to scrutinise. We hope to explore the association’s
lesser-known participants who engaged in both its philosophy and practices.
Going back to the 1930s, we seek to investigate the choices and motivations
that led people to Jeune France and to then examine the movement’s role in
reinventing culture under Vichy, and how it contributed to shaping the
post-war scene. We wish, above all, to highlight the convergences and
differences that made such cultural projects possible and explore why they
ultimately disappeared, and why, in some cases, they returned under new
guises during the Fourth Republic.


*Themes of interest (but not limited to) include: *

Individual participation in Jeune France (e.g. Pierre Schaeffer, Paul
Flamand,     Claude Roy).

Non-conformism

Catholic ideas and practices

Filiations and affiliations

The avant-garde and its relation to modernity

The Ecole d’Alger

Jewish and Muslim participants

Group imaginaries and practices

Radio

Theatre & performance

Architecture


*Keynote speakers*:

Véronique Chabrol

John Hellman (McGill University)

Karine Le Bail (EHESS–CNRS)


*Scientific Committee*

Michael Holland (University of Oxford)

Daniel Lee (University of Sheffield)

Karine Le Bail (EHESS/CNRS)

Philip Nord (Princeton University)

Sandrine Sanos (Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi)


*Abstract* should be no more than one page, include paper title and
institutional affiliation, and to be submitted electronically to
jeunefrance2016 em gmail.com


*Deadline*:

November 2, 2015


*For any queries, please email **jeunefrance2016 em gmail.com*
<jeunefrance2016 em gmail.com>

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carlos palombini, ph.d. (dunelm)
professor de musicologia ufmg
professor colaborador ppgm-unirio
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