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Qui était Léopold Sédar Senghor ?

  • Un célèbre footballeur sénégalais
  • Un intellectuel francophile et promoteur de la négritude (correct)
  • Un célèbre chanteur sénégalais
  • Un homme politique nigérian

    • Qu'est-ce que la négritude ?

  • Un mouvement artistique européen
  • Une philosophie africaine traditionnelle
  • Une idéologie raciste
  • Un mouvement littéraire et culturel prônant la fierté de la culture noire (correct)

    • Comment Senghor a-t-il conçu la nation ?

  • En ne prenant en compte que la culture française
  • En ne prenant en compte que les cultures vernaculaires
  • En articulant la culture de l'école française et les cultures vernaculaires (correct)
  • En rejetant toutes les cultures autres que la culture française

    • Pourquoi la mémoire nostalgique de Senghor est-elle particulièrement forte chez une génération d'hommes nés entre les années 1930 et la fin des années 1950 ?

    <p>Parce que certains de ces hommes faisaient partie de l'appareil culturel de l'État</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Comment la figure de Senghor a-t-elle influencé ses anciens opposants politiques ?

    <p>Plus qu'ils ne l'ont réalisé à l'époque</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quelle est la dimension de la figure de Senghor qui explique la réactivation de sa mémoire par une génération d'élites lettrées ?

    <p>Sa dimension locale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quel était le rôle de Senghor dans la construction de la communauté nationale ?

    <p>Il a articulé la culture de l'école française et les cultures vernaculaires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Léopold Sédar Senghor is a well-known figure in Senegal.
    • His memory is nostalgic for some Senegalese people.
    • He was an intellectual francophile and a proponent of négritude.
    • Senghor articulated French school culture and vernacular cultures in his conception of the nation.
    • This dimension of Senghor's figure explains the reactivation of his memory by a generation of lettered elites.
    • There is a focus on the local Senghor, rather than the global or neocolonial Senghor.
    • This local Senghor played a role in the construction of the imagined community of the nation.
    • The nostalgic memory of Senghor is particularly strong among a generation of men born between the 1930s and the late 1950s.
    • Some of these men were part of the state's cultural apparatus, while others were political opponents of Senghor.
    • Senghor's ideas and personality have influenced his former opponents more than they realized at the time.

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    How well do you know Léopold Sédar Senghor, the intellectual francophile and proponent of négritude? Test your knowledge and discover the impact of his ideas and personality in the construction of the imagined community of the nation. Explore the nostalgic memory of Senghor among a generation of lettered elites and his influence on former opponents. Take this quiz and learn more about the local Senghor and his role in Senegal's history. Don't miss the opportunity to

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