What to do with the History of France? And how to talk about it to the French, convinced that they have the power to mirror themselves in an exclusively white national narrative, even though our capital is draped in Greek temples, Roman arches or Egyptian pyramids?
A short visit to the Palais Bourbon, the Arc de Triomphe or the Louvre pyramid will be enough to convince you of this. Our guest chose to question this History in texts intended for French youth… to which he still belongs chouïa. 38 years old, author, actor, director, we can easily say that the Algerian origins ofAmine Adjina led him straight to the school of questions. And to glean some answers on his somewhat vague affiliations, with his double company, he challenges himself with identity comedies. On the menu of this In G Major, Arthur and Ibrahim and, currently on tour, History(ies) of France published c/o Actes sud in the Heyoka Jeunesse collection.
Amine Adjina’s musical choices
Dalida Story of a love
Christine Salem Tyinbo
Areski and Brigitte Fontaine VS‘is normal.