The documentary as a site of commemoration

Filming the Free French dissidents from the French Antilles

Bibliographic Data

ID12528337
AuthorsNina Wardleworth (0000-0001-7502-2640, University of Leeds, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume25
Issue2
Pages374-391
Publication date2018-02-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Review of History Revue européenne d histoire (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-7486 • E-ISSN: 1469-8293
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13507486.2017.1415302
OpenAlexW2788842550
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

Thousands of young men and women left the French Antilles (Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guyana) to join the Free French from 1941 to 1944. The contributions made by these Dissidents (Antillean Resistance fighters) has for decades been overlooked both at home and in metropolitan France. This article explores what Euzhan Palcy’s 2006 documentary, Parcours de Dissidents (The Journey of the Dissidents), reveals about how such historical omissions shape questions of national identity and belonging in the Antilles, through an analysis of its use of testimonies, archival footage and personal mementos. It also examines the film’s afterlife: how it has been used as a tool to demand greater recognition for these veterans and ultimately acts as an important site of commemoration, when physical memorials are still lacking

Archaeology · Art · Ethnology · French · Genealogy · Geography · Identity (music · Martinique · Metropolitan area · West indies · African history and culture studies · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History

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