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Student politics in France is often dominated by a high degree - and high visibility- of political radicalism. If such radicalism is often the product of a well-organised minority on the extreme left of the political spectrum, it remains a central part of university life. As part of her undergraduate dissertation on 'Toulouse 2008: Ideology, Tactics and Organisation of Student Movements 40 years after May 68' (supervised by Dr Natalya Vince), Rosalind Parkin photographed a series of posters during her year abroad in Toulouse (2007-2008). Students' radicalism is not only aimed at president Sarkozy's reforms of higher education, but also expresses a commitment to feminism, anti-elitism, class-based politics, anti-fascism, and social solidarity. A good level of French is necessary to understand the posters and final year undergraduate and PG students are most likely to benefit from them.

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Added By:	Mr Emmanuel Godin
Added On:	17 Nov 2009 17:28
Creators:	Rosalind Parkin and Dr Natalya Vince, University of Portsmouth, School of Languages and Area studies.
Tags:	ukoer, oerllas, toulouse, radicalism, radical politics, politicisation, students, strike, french studies, france, politics, immigration, privatisation, feminism, class, elitism
Languages:	French
Permissions:	World
Link:	http://humbox.ac.uk/1290/
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