Masha Belenky is associate professor of French at the George Washington University.Kathryn Kleppinger is assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies at The George Washington University.Anne O’Neil-Henry is assistant professor of French at Georgetown University.

All of the essays are carefully researched and articulate “the importance of the broader social and historical settings” (xix). Most of the essays are beautifully illustrated. This book is definitely worth reading.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsIntroduction: French Cultural Studies for the 21st Century by Masha Belenky, Kathryn Kleppinger, Anne O’Neil-HenryI. Press and Literary Culture Chapter 1: Methods and Challenges in Deciphering Representations of Authorial Intimacy in Late Nineteenth-Century French Photoreportages by Elizabeth EmeryCahpter 2: The Haitian Literary Magazine in Francophone Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Production by Chelsea StieberII. Race and Identity in Popular Performance Chapter 3: Reading Race in Nineteenth-Century French Vaudeville by Lise Schreier Chapter 4: Diversity, Exploitation, and Immigration Politics in French “Ethnic” Erotica by Mehammed MackIII. Repurposed ImagesChapter 5: Rediscovering Third Republic Illustrated Menus by Michael GarvalChapter 6: Picturing the Catherinette: Reinventing Tradition for the Postcard Age by Susan HinerIV. Media StormsChapter 7: Unpacking the Success and Criticisms of Intouchables (2011) by Leslie Kealhofer-KempChapter 8: “La Transgression de l’écriture”: Marguerite Duras and the Affaire Villemin by Anne BranckyChapter 9: Understanding the Tinayre Affair: New Media, New Methods for the Belle Epoque by Rachel MeschAbout the ContributorsIndex

Masha Belenky is associate professor of French at the George Washington University.Kathryn Kleppinger is assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies at The George Washington University.Anne O’Neil-Henry is assistant professor of French at Georgetown University.

All of the essays are carefully researched and articulate “the importance of the broader social and historical settings” (xix). Most of the essays are beautifully illustrated. This book is definitely worth reading.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsIntroduction: French Cultural Studies for the 21st Century by Masha Belenky, Kathryn Kleppinger, Anne O’Neil-HenryI. Press and Literary Culture Chapter 1: Methods and Challenges in Deciphering Representations of Authorial Intimacy in Late Nineteenth-Century French Photoreportages by Elizabeth EmeryCahpter 2: The Haitian Literary Magazine in Francophone Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Production by Chelsea StieberII. Race and Identity in Popular Performance Chapter 3: Reading Race in Nineteenth-Century French Vaudeville by Lise Schreier Chapter 4: Diversity, Exploitation, and Immigration Politics in French “Ethnic” Erotica by Mehammed MackIII. Repurposed ImagesChapter 5: Rediscovering Third Republic Illustrated Menus by Michael GarvalChapter 6: Picturing the Catherinette: Reinventing Tradition for the Postcard Age by Susan HinerIV. Media StormsChapter 7: Unpacking the Success and Criticisms of Intouchables (2011) by Leslie Kealhofer-KempChapter 8: “La Transgression de l’écriture”: Marguerite Duras and the Affaire Villemin by Anne BranckyChapter 9: Understanding the Tinayre Affair: New Media, New Methods for the Belle Epoque by Rachel MeschAbout the ContributorsIndex

Masha Belenky is associate professor of French at the George Washington University.Kathryn Kleppinger is assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies at The George Washington University.Anne O’Neil-Henry is assistant professor of French at Georgetown University.

All of the essays are carefully researched and articulate “the importance of the broader social and historical settings” (xix). Most of the essays are beautifully illustrated. This book is definitely worth reading.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsIntroduction: French Cultural Studies for the 21st Century by Masha Belenky, Kathryn Kleppinger, Anne O’Neil-HenryI. Press and Literary Culture Chapter 1: Methods and Challenges in Deciphering Representations of Authorial Intimacy in Late Nineteenth-Century French Photoreportages by Elizabeth EmeryCahpter 2: The Haitian Literary Magazine in Francophone Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Production by Chelsea StieberII. Race and Identity in Popular Performance Chapter 3: Reading Race in Nineteenth-Century French Vaudeville by Lise Schreier Chapter 4: Diversity, Exploitation, and Immigration Politics in French “Ethnic” Erotica by Mehammed MackIII. Repurposed ImagesChapter 5: Rediscovering Third Republic Illustrated Menus by Michael GarvalChapter 6: Picturing the Catherinette: Reinventing Tradition for the Postcard Age by Susan HinerIV. Media StormsChapter 7: Unpacking the Success and Criticisms of Intouchables (2011) by Leslie Kealhofer-KempChapter 8: “La Transgression de l’écriture”: Marguerite Duras and the Affaire Villemin by Anne BranckyChapter 9: Understanding the Tinayre Affair: New Media, New Methods for the Belle Epoque by Rachel MeschAbout the ContributorsIndex