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Colonial legacies continue to shape the French-speaking world, prompting various forms of decolonial resistance ranging from nostalgia to active opposition. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The volume investigates how colonial structures, nostalgic cultural narratives, and contemporary decolonial resistance operate across diverse regions of the French-speaking world.

September 5, 2026Modern & Contemporary France

Colonial continuities and decoloniality in the French-speaking world: from nostalgia to resistance

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The volume investigates how colonial structures, nostalgic cultural narratives, and contemporary decolonial resistance operate across diverse regions of the French-speaking world.
Collaborative textual and historical analysis contributed by scholars honoring the academic legacy of Professor Kate Marsh.
Interdisciplinary critique synthesizing postcolonial theory, literary studies, and political history across Francophone contexts.
Demonstrates that imperial hierarchies persist in contemporary French cultural production and political discourse through selective memory and institutional structures.
Identifies multifaceted strategies of resistance deployed by marginalized populations contesting postcolonial hegemony and erasure.

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Edited volume examines colonial legacies and resistance across the Francophone world, highlighting persistent cultural frameworks.

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This collaborative volume was shaped by the shared grief of scholars mourning the loss of Professor Kate Marsh in 2019. Described by her peers as an outstanding professor at the University of Liver...

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Mattéo Jung (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3a66b95aff0620ead01 https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2026.2696314

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Edited volume examines colonial legacies and resistance across the Francophone world, highlighting persistent cultural frameworks.

Colonial continuities and decoloniality in the French-speaking world: from nostalgia to resistance

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Colonial continuities and decoloniality in the French-speaking world: from nostalgia to resistance

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