I am positively surprised with how much you all got out of Chamayou. That is great!
This week, read the rest of Chamayou (there are only 40 pages left), and then read a review essay I have written about Chamayou's book along with a book about French policing called "Enforcing Order". My hope is that reading this essay will help you grasp Chamayou even better, while also showing a good example of where Chamayou's book is applicable in today's political world. "Enforcing Order" is an ethnography of urban policing in France, and is as such an exploration of national politics. However, as these national politics are very much shaped by French colonialism of the past as well as contemporary European immigration issues, I think the book is relevant to our course as well (just to avoid any confusion: you will only be introduced to this book through a review of it...). I look forward to reading your reactions.
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