Fred Lyra

In this engaging discussion, Fred Lyra, a Parisian philosopher and musicologist, delves into France's political upheavals since 1995. He analyzes the significance of the 2005 riots, linking them to broader societal fractures and the normalization of urban violence. Lyra explores the duality of France's peripheries—racialized suburbs versus neglected smaller towns—highlighting an ironic excess of state presence in the former and a troubling absence in the latter. Their conversation touches on failed integration models and the shifting tides of protest movements from Nuits Debout to the Gilet Jaunes.