Hoodwinking the République: LUPIN and the Illusion of French Universalism.
A close examination of the new Netflix series LUPIN reveals that, behind this fast moving, action packed, and entertaining mystery is a larger sociocultural commentary on the current state of race relations in France, and on how the state's colorblindness and social cohesion are but an illusion. Thr...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary French & Francophone Studies Vol. 26; no. 4/5; pp. 461 - 470 |
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| Formato: | Film/TV Criticism and Review |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep-Dec2022
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