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«Le Voyant d'Etampes», a wokistador novel

«Le Voyant d'Etampes», a wokistador novel

DOSSIER IRONIE, Quentin Perissinotto | «Récent lauréat du prix de Flore, "Le Voyant d’Etampes" est la radiographie de la fracture entre deux générations qui ne se comprennent plus, le portrait de la déliquescence d’une époque, incapable de se confronter à l’effritement de ses illusions et de répondre aux nouvelles préoccupations antiracistes. Un sujet sensible qui se révélera très vite brûlant lorsque l’idéologie woke se chargera de son emballement médiatique. Une dimension sociétale qui transportait dans mon imaginaire de lecteur son escarcelle de traquenards romanesques et de craintes littéraires. Mais comme ce roman traite du cloutage au pilori d’un auteur que l’on n’a pas lu, il aurait été cocasse que j’en fasse de même. Alors soyons résolument dissidents, lisons-le!»
No controversy is innocent

No controversy is innocent

DOSSIER IRONIE, Antoine Bernhard | Everywhere, radical left-wing militant groups patrol and punish with a hail of indignation any deviation from the new political correctness. This gives rise to controversies that are now commonly referred to as «woke». Although they are in the minority, they are by no means innocent. They are part of an ever-growing political project, the tactics of which it is important to understand. Analysis.
When contemporary art indulges in its own satire

When contemporary art indulges in its own satire

DOSSIER IRONIE, Aude Robert-Tissot | An imaginary contemporary art center? Are we, once again, victims of a contemporary deception? Absolutely not. The Kunsthausneverland is a serious concept. A center for contemporary art in its own right, run by a collective of artists with a real program. What's special about it is that its exhibitions take place on the web, and more specifically on Instagram. Reflections on an innovative space that develops a profound satire of contemporary art, using photomontages to thumb its nose at Internet users.
Laughing at the movies: still a protest act?

Laughing at the movies: still a protest act?

«Il n’y a pas de film comique qui ne soit contestataire, on ne peut pas faire un film comique charmant.» Ce sont les mots prononcés par l’une des plus grandes figures comiques du cinéma, Jacques Tati, en 1979 lors de son entretien avec les «Cahiers du cinéma». Mais le cinéma comique semble aujourd’hui avoir basculé: pour être contestataire, il doit être charmant. Analyse.
Freedom of expression is still to be conquered

Freedom of expression is still to be conquered

DOSSIER IRONIE, Enzo Santacroce | Freedom of expression is inextricably linked to the critical spirit. Seductive, it is nonetheless a force of opposition that pits its defenders against sometimes extreme dangers. Many Western philosophers have experienced this first-hand, banished, excommunicated or even condemned to death for defying the authorities by taking disturbing positions. Why is the free use of thought, and by extension speech, so perilous? We take a look at Socrates, the symbol of a critical spirit sacrificed on the altar of conformism, to see just how fragile freedom of expression still is today.