Sexual Crime, Religion and Masculinity in Fin-De-Si鐵le France: The Flamidien Affair (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319744780)

This book explores a vital though long-neglected clash between republicans and Catholics that rocked fin-de-si鐵le France. At its heart was a mysterious and shocking crime. In Lille in 1899, the body of twelve-year-old Gaston Foveaux was discovered in a school run by a Catholic congregation, the Fr鑽es des ﾉcoles Chr騁iennes. When his teacher, Fr鑽e Flamidien, was charged with sexual assault and murder, a local crime became a national scandal. The Flamidien Affair shows that masculinity was a critical site of contest in the War of Two Frances pitting republicans against Catholics. For republicans, Flamidien's vow of chastity as well as his overwrought behaviour during the investigation made him the target of suspicion; Catholics in turn constructed a rival vision of masculinity to exonerate the accused brother. Both sides drew on the Dreyfus Affair to make their case.


Author: Timothy Verhoeven
ISBN-10: 331974478X
ISBN-13: 9783319744780
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2018
Pages: 122
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d