"Fragmegration" of Identity in Laurent Cantet's Ressources Humaines and L'Emploi du Temps

Authors

Peter Schulman, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Publication Title

Cincinnati Romance Review

Volume

43

Pages

90-106

Abstract

As James Rosenau has written, localization and globalization came crashing together at the turn of the 20^th century in a type of oxymoronic chaos he labels "fragmegration" that characterizes the confusion people have as to their role in society. It is this identity confusion that Laurent Cantet portrays in his landmark films Ressources humaines (1999) and L'emploi du temps (2001). Cantet's protagonists seek their place in society as they cope with the sudden destabilization of their local, national, and globalized identities.

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Original Publication Citation

Schulman, P. (2017). "Fragmegration" of identity in Laurent Cantet's Ressources humaines and L'emploi du temps. Cincinnati Romance Review, 43, 90-106.

Repository Citation

Schulman, Peter, ""Fragmegration" of Identity in Laurent Cantet's Ressources Humaines and L'Emploi du Temps" (2017). World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications. 20.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/worldlanguages_pubs/20