banlieues
Parisian peripheral districts
Banlieues are the suburbs surrounding French cities, particularly Paris.
Unlike American suburbs, which connote affluence, banlieues often refer to working-class housing projects with large immigrant populations, associated with poverty, unemployment, and social unrest: The 2005 riots began in the banlieues.
The singular is banlieue.
Relegation to powerless periphery
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
- segregationForced separation by group
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
alienation · stigmatization · social exclusion · disenfranchisement · inequality · integration · radicalization · riots
Tall residential buildings
- high-risesMulti-story urban buildings
- social housingSubsidized rental accommodation
- concreteSolid building mixture
- brutalistAdherent of severity
projects · public housing · overcrowding · dilapidation · neglect · blight · graffiti · vandalism
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- rapQuick sharp blow
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- street artIllicit public murals
- cinemaMotion picture theater
parkour · football · 93 · youth culture · identity · diversity · creativity · expression
Parisian suburb, royal necropolis
- Île-de-FranceFrench capital region
- arrondissementsFrench municipal districts
- communesShared-living communities
marginalization
Relegation to powerless periphery
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
- segregationForced separation by group
discrimination · alienation · stigmatization · social exclusion · disenfranchisement · inequality · integration · radicalization · riots · protests
tower blocks
Tall residential buildings
- high-risesMulti-story urban buildings
- social housingSubsidized rental accommodation
- concreteSolid building mixture
brutalist · projects · public housing · overcrowding · dilapidation · neglect · blight · graffiti · vandalism · crumbling
hip-hop
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- rapQuick sharp blow
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- street artIllicit public murals
cinema · parkour · football · 93 · youth culture · identity · diversity · creativity · expression
Saint-Denis
Parisian suburb, royal necropolis
- Île-de-FranceFrench capital region
- arrondissementsFrench municipal districts
- communesShared-living communities
banlieuescity center
Urban area's main district
downtown · inner city · urban core · historic center · arrondissements
ban, suburban, suburbs, suburbanite, suburbanites, suburbanization, suburbanizing