Daring to Transgress: Christiane Taubira’s Radical Imaginary

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Abstract

Christiane Taubira epitomizes the contradictions of the postcolonial French society with her unapologetic blackness as a French woman. Her social and political engagement is marked by her own evolution from a French Guyanese independent activist to becoming a strong supporter of the Republican pact and Minister of Justice in the Hollande’s administration. In her text, “Nous habitons la terre” (We Inhabit the Earth), I will demonstrate how Christiane Taubira’s radical imaginary and her political position intersect with her literary talent “to create space for traditionally marginalized communities in both French historical and contemporary society.”

Presenter

• Brigitte Marti, 50 50 Magazine