HIST 276: France Since 1871
Lecture 20 - Battles For and Against Americanization. Anti-Americanism in France has historically been directed toward the U.S. government and corporations rather than American citizens. In the wake of World War II, the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe was considered by many to be a form of American imperialism. Along with the establishment of American military bases on French soil, the years after World War II bore witness to a great influx of American products, notably refrigerators and Coca-Cola. French concern over American cultural imports persists today, and has extended to include policies aimed at keeping the French language free of English words. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 20 - Battles For and Against Americanization |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Current Disputes in the French University System |
| [00:06:00] | 2. Anti-Americanism in France from 1945: Intellectuals and Communists against ... "Coca-Colonization" |
| [00:15:56] | 3. Perception of American Aggression: The Fear of War |
| [00:21:57] | 4. The Coca-Cola Expansion |
| [00:32:39] | 5. Anti-Americanism in Architecture: Against Skyscraperization |
| [00:38:19] | 6. Americanization and Globalization: From Village Markets to Supermarkets |
| [00:43:28] | 7. Purity of the French Language: The Threat of Franglais |
| References |
| Lecture 20 - Battles For and Against Americanization Instructor: Professor John Merriman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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