Prizing Francophonie into Existence
The Usurpation of World Literature by the Prix des Cinq Continents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11829324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Madeline Bedecarré (Bates College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 298-319 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of World Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2405-6472 • E-ISSN: 2405-6480 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24056480-00502010 |
| OpenAlex | W3030685619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper explores the relationship between literary prizes and the framing of contemporary francophone literature as world literature. Using a literary and sociological lens, I analyze how the Prix des Cinq Continents marketed itself as a kind of French-speaking Nobel, promoting the idea of a world literature in French. This article examines the prize’s different criteria for selection through close readings of promotional materials as well as interviews conducted between 2012 and 2016 with members of the jury, prize administrators, prize-winners, and representatives from the Senegalese reading committee. My research shows how the prize administrators’ rhetoric of diversity, hides the inequalities and exclusionary practices that “francophone” writers must face. This article argues that the idea of world literature has been recuperated by the OIF to protect the category of “francophone” and consolidate the domination of French cultural power in its former colonies
Art · Face (sociological concept · Framing (construction · French · Humanities · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Power (physics · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Comparative and World Literature · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |