Poli, Marie-Sylvie

Museums and Exhibitions in the Debate on Immigration in France - 2011.


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This article compares two exhibitions on immigration in French museums: Repères [Landmarks] and D’ Isère et du Maghreb: Mémoires d’immigrés [Memories of immigration – from the Isère and from the Maghreb]. Our analysis shows how the world of museums actively contributes to the recurrent debate on immigration in French society, with each exhibition putting forward a view of immigration through the design choices made.