Episode 11- A family matter: Charlie Hebdo and French fantasies of collective trauma

In today's episode we will be joined by Anna Gvelesiani to talk about her article, A Family Matter: Charlie Hebdo and French Fantasies of Collective Trauma. Although Anna wrote the article over a year ago, the issue has gained new significance recently by the magazine's decision to republish the offending Mohammed Cartoon from 2015. In today's discussion we will examine whether the "Je Suis Charlie" movement has lost steam. We will also question narratives which seek to defend racist humour by placing it within a specialised context of French satirical history.