Communal Singing as Political Act: A Chorus of Women Resistants in La Petite Roquette, 1943–1944

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2013-06
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Roust, Colin T.
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During World War II, any women arrested in Paris for political reasons were incarcerated in La Petite Roquette prison. While there, some of the women formed an ad hoc chorus that sang a repertoire comprised of French and Soviet songs. Though they were prevented from taking direct, physical action against the Nazi occupiers, they turned to song as a means of proclaiming their identity and demonstrating their political beliefs.
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https://doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0007.202
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Roust, Colin. "Communal Singing as Political Act: A Chorus of Women Resistants in La Petite Roquette, 1943–1944." Music and Politics 7.2 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mp.9460447.0007.202

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