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La Banlieue. La france , Le ghetto francais , et ses habitants. http://youtu.be/4ZO_n7rE-Rc 0-45. From roubaix to Nyc. Name: Tarik Chelali Age: 24 years old Birthplace: Roubaix, France Citizenship: French-Canadian-Algerian
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La Banlieue La france, Le ghetto francais, et ses habitants
From roubaix to Nyc • Name: Tarik Chelali • Age: 24 years old • Birthplace: Roubaix, France • Citizenship: French-Canadian-Algerian • Lived in: Roubaix, Paris, Montreal, Vancouver, Beirut, Palestine, and NYC • Studies: Political Development • School: Columbia University • Hobbies: Futbol, Bball, and Travelling • Food: Couscous • Home: Unknown • Future: Unknown
La france PrésidentéluHollande, Présidentsortant Sarkozy Paris, la capitale Les baguettes Champion du Monde en 1998 Le vin et le fromage
definitions • What is an immigrant? • What is identity? • What is the ghetto? La Laïcité: a concept denoting the absence of religious involvement in government affairs as well as absence of government involvement in religious affairs Colonialism: the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory.
France, Colonialism, and immigration • Colonies: Vietnam, North Africa, West Africa… • Rebuilding France after WWII • The War in Algeria (1956-1962) • War, Labor, and Immigration • Ghettoization of immigrants • 80s: Economic Decline – Xenophobic Incline • Le Front National (90s – 2012)
La Haine • Directed by MatthieuKassovitz in 1995; urban masterpiece Story • 24 hours with three characters (Vinz, Hubert, and Said) who are trying to escape the “ghetto” after a night of riots • The characters face violent police, drug dealers and skin heads, bourgeois Parisians, journalists, and a city/state that isolates them Themes • Discrimination / Racism? • Not belonging • State repression • “Ghettoization” • Urgency / Time
Les émeutes de 2005 October 27: tragic deaths of Zied and Bounain Clichy-Sous-Bois November 3: Spread across the country November 8: State of Emergency November 13: Calm returns to France Underlying Causes: • Police violence and identity checks • High unemployment • Resentment and Anger • Racism and Xenophobia
Un Débat • Each team will have 5 minutes to express their point of view • Once both teams have presented their views, both teams will have the opportunity to respond to the other team’s points Example: Pro Immigration • Diversity of cultures and backgrounds • Work the difficult jobs AgainstImmigration • In time of economic crisis, there are no jobs for everyone • Costly to welcome and host new immigrants • Have difficulty integrating/assimilating to the country