Jean-Marie Rouart Elected to Académie Française Amid Controversy
Jean-Marie Rouart, director of Le Figaro littéraire, has been elected to the Académie française. Shortly after, on Radio Courtoisie—a station associated with Front national members and fundamentalists—he expressed a desire for people to speak openly without being called Nazis. This came three days after Jean-Marie Le Pen was convicted in Germany for revisionist remarks. The justice system, not the Académie, had to address extremist discourse and lexical drifts.
Key facts
- Jean-Marie Rouart is director of Le Figaro littéraire.
- Rouart was elected to the Académie française.
- He spoke on Radio Courtoisie, a station linked to Front national and fundamentalists.
- Rouart wished for people to speak their minds without being called Nazis.
- Jean-Marie Le Pen was convicted in Germany for revisionist remarks three days prior.
- The justice system handled the semantic analysis of extremist discourse.
- The Académie française did not address the issue.
- The event occurred in 1998.
Entities
Institutions
- Le Figaro littéraire
- Académie française
- Radio Courtoisie
- Front national
Locations
- France
- Germany
Sources
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