Qui a ramené Doruntine ? roman de l’écrivain albanais Isamïl Kadaré, illustre remarquablement, à ... more Qui a ramené Doruntine ? roman de l’écrivain albanais Isamïl Kadaré, illustre remarquablement, à partir d’une histoire de déplacement entre territoires, l’articulation entre la pluralité des dimensions qu’engage de façon générale la question territoriale, du plus individuel au plus collectif : enjeux psychanalytique, anthropologique, historique, religieux, politique. Ce roman constitue donc une exploration systématique de la notion de territoire, dans toutes ses acceptions et ses implications. C’est du moins ce que met en évidence l’analyse structurale qui en est tentée ici, dans une tradition empruntée à l’anthropologie. Cette technique d’analyse suspend les opérations classiques de la sociologie littéraire que sont la recherche d’un sens caché, l’explication par le contexte ou même — de façon plus moderne — l’analyse pragmatique des usages de la littérature.
In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and histori... more In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and historical circumstances, Greek trans women sex workers reveal aspects of the Greek history of LGBT struggles for recognition in recent decades. Consistently with Plummer’s work, we consider these texts as stories whose time has come. Through content analysis, we examine the authors’ life paths in terms of exclusions and identifications in light of Becker’s theory on deviance. We argue that the autobiographies constitute claiming recognition (Honneth) processes produced by the emergence of a collective subjectivity. Trans women become subjects by stressing the (political) relevance of their personal achievements in their efforts to set the terms and conditions of sex work as a profession, and they aspire to establish (trans) sex workers as dignified citizens
Qui a ramené Doruntine ? roman de l’écrivain albanais Isamïl Kadaré, illustre remarquablement, à ... more Qui a ramené Doruntine ? roman de l’écrivain albanais Isamïl Kadaré, illustre remarquablement, à partir d’une histoire de déplacement entre territoires, l’articulation entre la pluralité des dimensions qu’engage de façon générale la question territoriale, du plus individuel au plus collectif : enjeux psychanalytique, anthropologique, historique, religieux, politique. Ce roman constitue donc une exploration systématique de la notion de territoire, dans toutes ses acceptions et ses implications. C’est du moins ce que met en évidence l’analyse structurale qui en est tentée ici, dans une tradition empruntée à l’anthropologie. Cette technique d’analyse suspend les opérations classiques de la sociologie littéraire que sont la recherche d’un sens caché, l’explication par le contexte ou même — de façon plus moderne — l’analyse pragmatique des usages de la littérature.
In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and histori... more In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and historical circumstances, Greek trans women sex workers reveal aspects of the Greek history of LGBT struggles for recognition in recent decades. Consistently with Plummer’s work, we consider these texts as stories whose time has come. Through content analysis, we examine the authors’ life paths in terms of exclusions and identifications in light of Becker’s theory on deviance. We argue that the autobiographies constitute claiming recognition (Honneth) processes produced by the emergence of a collective subjectivity. Trans women become subjects by stressing the (political) relevance of their personal achievements in their efforts to set the terms and conditions of sex work as a profession, and they aspire to establish (trans) sex workers as dignified citizens
Les usages culturels du Net ainsi que la construction du gout litteraire sont les objectifs princ... more Les usages culturels du Net ainsi que la construction du gout litteraire sont les objectifs principaux de cet article. Les sites litteraires se situent dans le continuum qui va du non-commercial aux sites purement commerciaux en passant par les sites mis en place par des professionnels a des fins de sensibilisation et de mobilisation des publics. Le site critiqueslibres.com est un site d’usagers entierement destine a la critique des livres. A travers l’observation participante de ce site litteraire nous analysons les modalites de l’elaboration collective du gout litteraire par les usagers. La mise en scene de soi - lecteur et la presentation des experiences de lectures favorisent la credibilite des critiques et le partage des emotions. La communication litteraire developpee dans le cadre de ce site suppose des regles de participation que les lecteurs elaborent en commun. L’intensite du partage et la justification technique du jugement litteraire sont des facteurs decisifs de l’activite que le site permet. Dans le cadre de critiqueslibres.com, la sociabilite de reseau devient intense grâce a la valorisation de l’histoire personnelle des lecteurs, de l’efficacite sensible et de la dimension corporelle de la lecture.
ABSTRACT Migrant women living in Athens often describe themselves as caught in a condition of dou... more ABSTRACT Migrant women living in Athens often describe themselves as caught in a condition of double marginality: they constitute a vulnerable group within the overall migrant population. Lacunae in immigration policy, undocumented work and spatial and social isolation, coupled with prejudiced views regarding women’s ability to undertake collective action, are among the reasons why it may seem impossible that these women could engage in organising activities – and therefore also why these activities remain understudied. Based on a qualitative study of migrant women’s associations and networks in Athens, we examine the condition of possibility of associational activity undertaken by migrant women. We argue that work, motherhood, and culture are the three domains of action that account for the formation of networks and associations. Moreover, we present migrant women’s associational activity as a process that allows for the negotiation and reworking of a subject position that deploys recognition strategies in the urban setting of Athens.
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 2006
The English translation of Simmel's Rem-brandt is undoubtedly a major event for the Anglopho... more The English translation of Simmel's Rem-brandt is undoubtedly a major event for the Anglophone sociological community. Despite the relatively selective interest in Simmel's work as a whole, in the sense that it is rather difficult to mention a “Simmelian school of thought,” many ...
In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and histori... more In their autobiographical memoirs, through the recollection of certain sociopolitical and historical circumstances, Greek trans women sex workers reveal aspects of the Greek history of LGBT struggles for recognition in recent decades. Consistently with Plummer’s work, we consider these texts as stories whose time has come. Through content analysis, we examine the authors’ life paths in terms of exclusions and identifications in light of Becker’s theory on deviance. We argue that the autobiographies constitute claiming recognition (Honneth) processes produced by the emergence of a collective subjectivity. Trans women become subjects by stressing the (political) relevance of their personal achievements in their efforts to set the terms and conditions of sex work as a profession, and they aspire to establish (trans) sex workers as dignified citizens.
ABSTRACT Migrant women living in Athens often describe themselves as caught in a condition of dou... more ABSTRACT Migrant women living in Athens often describe themselves as caught in a condition of double marginality: they constitute a vulnerable group within the overall migrant population. Lacunae in immigration policy, undocumented work and spatial and social isolation, coupled with prejudiced views regarding women’s ability to undertake collective action, are among the reasons why it may seem impossible that these women could engage in organising activities – and therefore also why these activities remain understudied. Based on a qualitative study of migrant women’s associations and networks in Athens, we examine the condition of possibility of associational activity undertaken by migrant women. We argue that work, motherhood, and culture are the three domains of action that account for the formation of networks and associations. Moreover, we present migrant women’s associational activity as a process that allows for the negotiation and reworking of a subject position that deploys recognition strategies in the urban setting of Athens.
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